Arabcoalition naval forces rescued three fishermen whose boat sank after hitting amine placed by Houthi militias in the Red Sea.
"At 2 a.m. on Feb. 5, coalition Naval forces responded to acommunication reporting the sinking of a fishing boat in international watersin the Red Sea as a result of a naval mine explosion," said coalitionspokesman Turki Al-Maliki. "Six Egyptian fishermen were on the boat. Three ofthem were rescued and the other three were killed by the naval mine explosion.
"The terrorist, Iran-backed Houthi militia's continuation ofplanting and deploying naval mines is a serious threat to maritime navigationand international trade in the southern Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb strait."
Al-Maliki added that 137 Houthi mines had been found and destroyedthe in southern Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb strait, and the coalition willcontinue its efforts to neutralize all maritime threats.
