A Singapore ship was mistaken for an American ship and attacked!
Houthi rebels mistook a Singapore bulk carrier for a U.S. ship and opened fire on it at around 3:55 p.m. Yemen time on March 8. The Singapore-flagged Propel Fortune, built in 2012, was hit by two anti-ballistic missiles but was not hit.
The Singapore Maritime and Port Authority told local media that the ship and its 26 crew escaped without any damage or injury.Ship tracking data showed the Propel Fortune left Damrah, India, on February 25 and was heading for the Arabian Sea.
Propel Fortune, previously owned by U.S. investment firm Oaktree Capital Management, was sold to Propel Shipping at the end of 2021, Clarkson's data shows. True Confidence, owned by Oak Holdings, also came under attack after it was sold to Greece-based Third January Maritime in February.
Houthi spokesman Yahya Salya acknowledged the attack in a speech on Houthi-run al-Masirah television on March 9, saying the militant group's navy carried out two operations. While the Houthi claimed they were targeting ships linked to Israel, ships not linked were also attacked.
Martin Kelly, senior Middle East analyst at maritime security consultancy EOS Risk Group, told the Financial Times that open source data used by the Houthi could be outdated when targeting ships, which could lead to attacks on ships with no links to Israel or the US.
一新加坡国际海运船被误以为是美国船只而遭袭！
也门时间3月8日下午3点55分左右，胡塞叛军将一艘新加坡散货船误认为是美国船只，并向其开火。这艘2012年建造的悬挂新加坡国旗的“Propel Fortune号”被两枚反弹道导弹击中，但没有被击中。
新加坡海事和港口管理局告诉当地媒体，这艘船及其26名船员逃脱，没有任何损坏或受伤。船只追踪数据显示，“Propel Fortune号”于2月25日离开印度达姆拉，正驶向阿拉伯海。
克拉克森的数据显示，Propel Fortune之前由美国投资公司橡树资本管理公司所有，2021年底被出售给Propel Shipping。橡树控股旗下的True Confidence也遭遇袭击，该公司今年2月被卖给了总部位于希腊的Third January Maritime。
3月9日，胡塞武装发言人叶海亚·萨里亚在胡塞武装经营的al-Masirah电视台的讲话中承认了这次袭击，称武装组织的海军执行了两次行动。虽然胡塞武装声称他们的目标是与以色列有关联的船只，但没有关联的船只也遭到了袭击。
海上安全咨询公司EOS Risk Group的高级中东分析师Martin Kelly向英国《金融时报》表示，在瞄准船只时，胡塞武装使用的开源数据可能已经过时，这可能导致与以色列或美国没有联系的船只遭到攻击。
