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The US military confirms that the ship Rubymar sank after it was attacked by a missile launched by the Houthis

CENTCOM: Sinking of Motor Vessel Rubymar Risks Environmental Damage On Mar. 2 at approximately 2:15 a.m., MV Rubymar, a Belize-flagged, UK-owned bulk carrier, sank in the Red Sea after being struck by an Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist anti-ship ballistic missile on Feb. 18.

In Saada: Saudi artillery shelling targets various areas of the Shada border district

Houthi media: coalition raids on two areas in Al-Hudaydah Governorate, western Yemen

The Houthi leader threatens "military surprises and unexpected actions" in the Red Sea

Bulker Rubymar dropped her starboard anchor before being abandoned on Feb 18 & has been drifting since. Either the anchor is not paid out enough to hold the ship or it has broken loose. That chain has been dragged across several underwater cables in the area

CENTCOM:Feb. 27 Red Sea On Feb. 27, between the hours of 9:50p.m. and 10:55 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. aircraft and a coalition warship shot down five Iranian-backed Houthi one-way attack (OWA) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) in the Red Sea. CENTCOM forces identified these UAVs originating from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and to the U.S. Navy and coalition ships in the region. These actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy and merchant vessels

German frigate Hessen intercepted her first two drones as part of operating under EUNAVFOR Aspides in the Red Sea. No damage to ship or personnel harmed

British Government: The new sanctions include 5 Iranians linked to Iran and an entity linked to the Houthis in Yemen

Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov met with Minister of Foreign Affairs Ahmad Awad bin Mubarak(not Houthis)

Yemeni sources: Iran promised the Houthis to double their support with missiles and submarines after the American and British strikes

US used artificial intelligence to identify targets hit by air strikes in Middle East. Machine learning algorithms helped to narrow down targets for more than 85 air strikes on Feb. 2, according to US Central Command chief technology officer

A French Navy frigate under tactical command of EU military operation EUNAVFOR ASPIDES conducts support for commercial vessels in Red Sea and Gulf of Aden

Confirmed: Metrics show a disruption to network connectivity at the Djibouti Data Center which connects the country's landing stations; the incident comes as Israeli media report four submarine cables across the Red Sea including SEACOM have been targeted by Houthi rebels

China sends warships to Middle East as Houthi Red Sea attacks increase

The US Department of Defense: Today's strikes hit 18 Houthi targets in 8 locations in Yemen

Explosions were heard in Sanaa following raids launched by American fighters on Houthi sites

Coalition strikes target dozens of Houthi targets in Yemen today

The U.S. and UK with support from coalition countries have carried out strikes on more than a dozen targets in 5 locations in Houthi controlled territories of Yemen. The targets include weapons storage facilities, drone & missile launchers, two U.S. officials said

The army thwarts infiltration attempts by Houthi militias east of Taiz. Taiz - Saban Today, the National Army forces in Taiz Governorate confronted infiltration attempts by Iranian-backed Houthi militia activists on the Al-Aqroud and Al-Safa fronts, east of the city. A source in the Taiz axis explained that they were slow

The American bombing targeted a number of sites in the capital, Sana'a, and Amran Governorate, with a number of raids, the most important of which are: Sana'a; Mount Attan; Jabal al-Nahdain-Ghartin; Maintenance camp; Khashm Al-Bakra Camp - Saraf - Ghartin; Television Ocean - Ghartin Imran; Mount Dhin-Ghartin

Violent air strikes on Sanaa:

CENTCOM: Feb. 24 Red Sea On Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. (Sanaa time), USS Mason (DDG 87) shot down one Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) launched into the Gulf of Aden from Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen. The missile was likely targeting MV Torm Thor, a U.S.-Flagged, owned, and operated chemical/oil tanker. Neither USS Mason nor MV Torm Thor were damaged and there were no injuries

18-mile oil slick from British cargo ship hit by Houthi missile in the Red Sea as seen from space. U.S. military warns ‘environmental disaster’ will worsen if ship sinks with 41,000 tons of fertilizer aboard

CENTCOM:Red Sea On Feb. 22, at approximately 5 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces conducted self-defense strikes against four Iranian-backed Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and two mobile anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM) that were prepared to launch from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen towards the Red Sea.On Feb. 23, between 3:30 and 5 a.m., CENTCOM forces shot down three Houthi one-way attack UAV near several commercial ships operating in the Red Sea. There was no damage to any ships.CENTCOM forces identified the UAVs and ASCMs and determined they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and to the U.S. Navy ships in the region

"We've certainly seen in the past 48-72 hours an increase in attacks by the Houthis" per @DepPentPressSec. But notes one of the ships the Houthis hit was carrying grain for Yemen, another damaged badly enough to create environmental hazards from leaking fuel, fertilizer

Ongoing attacks on international shipping by Iran-backed Houthis: "We always welcome more nations" to join Operation Prosperity Guardian in the Red Sea, per @DepPentPressSec Sabrina Singh nn"We're certainly seeing an expansion of assets in the region" like the recent EU efforts

CENTCOM: Feb. 22 Red Sea Between 4:30 a.m. and 5:30 a.m. (Sanaa time), on Feb 22, U.S. aircraft and a coalition warship shot down six Iranian-backed Houthi one-way attack (OWA) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in the Red Sea. The OWA UAVs were identified by U.S. Central Command as likely targeting U.S. and coalition warships and were an imminent threat.Later, between 8:30 a.m. and 9:45 a.m., the Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles from southern Yemen into the Gulf of Aden. The missiles impacted MV Islander a Palau-flagged, U.K.-owned, cargo carrier causing one minor injury and damage. The ship is continuing its voyage

The Houthis announce that they targeted the Israeli port of Eilat with missiles and remotely piloted aircraft.

Houthi military spokesman: We targeted U.S. destroyer in the Red Sea with a number of drones