The HNLMS 'Karel Doorman' treated an injured person on board for the first time during the mission in the Red Sea. Aircraft from the USS 'Philippine Sea' had airlifted the severely injured seafarer from the attacked cargo m/v 'Verbena' (IMO: 9522075) for medical attention. He was from Nepal and was taken to 'Karel Doorman' for life-saving surgery after his ship was hit by two missiles in the Gulf of Aden. The victim was injured in a fire that broke out after the rocket attack on June 13. The victim was landed in Djibouti on June 16 and was receiving further treatment there.
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NORDERNEY
The 'Norderney' was struck by a anti-ship missile fired by the Houthi terrorists in the Gulf of Aden on June 8, 2024, en route from Jebel Ali to Laem Chabang. After the impact, a fire broke out on board, that the crew was able to quickly extinguish. The CENTCOM reported that a second missile also struck the 'Norderney'.
HAPPY CONDOR
On June 16, 2024, the Houthi terrorists claimed to have attacked two civilian ships and one American Destroyer in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, stating that they had launched ballistic missiles at the American destroyer and attacked the 'Captain Paris' (IMO: 9692844), en route from Constanta to Jizan whether the Suez Canal, and 'Happy Condor', en route from Gibraltar to Mesaieed, Qatar, with naval missiles and drones. It was unclear whether any of the attacks hit their targets.
TUTOR
The body of the crew member, who was killed in the Houthi attack on the 'Tutor', has been trapped in the flooded engine room. It was not immediately clear whether the man died because of a projectile impact or drowned after water poured into the engine room. The vessel became the first ship to be hit by a Houthi sea drone and was subjected to at least one missile attack as well. The bulk carrier has been NUC since the attack and has suffered severe flooding and damage to its engine room. A Houthi spokesman said late on June 12 that the ship was vulnerable to sinking, which was confirmed on June 13, as the engine room was completely submerged. A salvage operation was in full swing.
CAPTAIN PARIS
On June 16, 2024, the Houthi terrorists claimed to have attacked two civilian ships and one American Destroyer in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, stating that they had launched ballistic missiles at the American destroyer and attacked the 'Captain Paris', en route from Constanta to Jizan whether the Suez Canal, and 'Happy Condor' (IMO: 9368780), en route from Gibraltar to Mesaieed, Qatar, with naval missiles and drones. It was unclear whether any of the attacks hit their targets.