Yemen’s Saudi-backed government said on Friday its forces had
intercepted armed drones launched against a southern oil terminal
by Houthi fighters as an oil tanker was preparing to dock, Trend reports citing Reuters.
A Yemeni government official said Houthi drones attacked
al-Dhabba oil terminal, located in the town of al-Shihr in
Hadhramaut province, as the oil tanker Nissos was preparing to
enter the terminal.
Nissos was scheduled to load 2 million barrels of crude from the
terminal, the official said, adding that there was no damage to the
port and the tanker. The office of Hadhramout’s governor Mabkhout
bin Madi confirmed the attack to Reuters.
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The Houthi movement said it carried out a warning attack to prevent
the vessel from “smuggling” crude oil from the port.
“We renew our warning to all companies to fully comply with the
decisions of the authorities in Sanaa and shun away from any
contribution to the looting of Yemeni resources,” a statement from
the Houthi armed forces said.
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