Rubymar, the bulk carrier hit by missiles last month launched by Yemeni Houthi rebels while in the Gulf of Aden ( of 19 February 2024), sank in the Red Sea. The sinking, which represents the first total loss of a ship since the Houthi militiamen began targeting the Vessel traffic in transit in the Bab Strait region el-Mandeb, was confirmed by the United Kingdom on Saturday Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) of the British Royal Navy. The The ship, which had been abandoned by the crew, was carrying 41,000 tons of fertilizers.

Meanwhile, the Italian Ministry of Defense has announced that Saturday afternoon in the Red Sea the ship Duilio of the Navy Italian military shot down a drone with similar to those already used in previous attacks that was about six kilometers from the Italian ship he was onto directed. The dicastery recalled that Duilio, who is currently in the area to ensure the freedom of navigation and the safety of trade routes, has alternated the Martinengo ship in its national activity, end of December, following attacks by militiamen Houthis against traffic at sea in the Bab-el Strait Mandeb. "The Houthi terrorist attacks," he said. Minister Guido Crosetto said - are a serious violation of international law and an attack on the security of the maritime trades on which our economy depends. These attacks are part of a hybrid war, which uses every possibility, Not only military, to harm some countries and facilitate others."