Hodeidah, Yemen – Wetin we go call dis one? Dramatic! As crew members onboard a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned ship wey dem dey call Magic Seas, escape fire and water for Red Sea on Sunday night. The ship dey sail near Hodeidah when small boats just come show their face, start to open fire with guns and grenades. Na wah!
According to UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), the attack happen 94km, like 51 nautical miles, southwest of where dem dey load and offload cargo for Yemen. Na dis na im be first attack for the water since April. E dey sweet for dem terrorists body to disturb peace as dem don dey go around targeting vessels since dem start one kind wahala wey concern Israel and Gaza.
These attackers wey no wan show their face yet, supposed be the Houthis, na dem control plenty area for Yemen. Dem don dey shoot vessels since last year o, claiming say na to show solidarity with Palestinians. Talk about motivation, abi? Dem don carry out like 100 attacks, sunk two ships, and on top all dis, four seafarers don die. Make we no talk am too loud, so dem no go vex pass.
As the Magic Seas dey enjoy its voyage, dem say multiple small vessels begin surround am like sey na fishing expedition. Before dem sabi wetin dey happen, the ship don catch fire and dey take water like mama put take on a busy market day. The crew no gree carry last, them abandon ship gree all their matter for rescue boat wey pass by, thank God. Na God save them!
UKMTO later confirm say all crew members dey alright, no casualty at all. Wetin sweet pass be say, these Houthis never openly accept responsibility for dis one. But Ambrey, one maritime security firm, don conclude say na na dem fit do this kin bad belle matter. E fit be River Niger and Eyo festival for the Red Sea if dis one no stop.
This incident fit cause dem wahala as US and Western forces fit come back to the area. Because, anybody wey dey follow dis tension e go know say the middle east dey like wahala pot wey no dey cool down. Na wetin be the last thing wey dem need right now.
In the light of the Israel-Hamas matter wey dey hang like a bad smell for market, dis attack remind us say territories dey dey affected by conflicts more than we realize. As dem dey look into nuclear negotiations, na more palm wine dey flow, but no peace dey show for horizon.
As e be, shipping through the Red Sea dey don start to increase again, but with dis attack, everybody eying dey longtime. Because wetin we fit expect from this Houthi people? Na wah! We dey hope say dem go behave like good children. But wetin man go do, e no easy for anyone, make dem find their sense and stop decimating ships!
