Houthi rebels in Yemen have released pictures and video footage of weapons, vehicles, small boats, and other military cargo onboard the landing craft-type cargo vessel Rwabee, which the group seized in the Red Sea overnight…
Saudi Arabian officials said this ship, which is flagged in the United Arab Emirates, was bringing home materiel from a disused military hospital on the island of Socotra in the Arabian Sea, The imagery the Houthis have released shows around a dozen of military trucks of various types, including at least one U.S.-made Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) variant and a Humvee with a large dish typically associated withground-based satellite communications terminals.
There are also a pair of rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIB) and containers and crates with other items, such as AK-type rifles and magazines for those guns, body armor, and helmets, What is seen appears to be at least broadly in line with the items a representative of the Saudi Arabian-led coalition fighting the Houthis had earlier said were onboard the Rwabee. “The cargo included ambulances, medical equipment, communication devices, tents, a field kitchen, field laundry units, and technical and security support equipment,” according to the Saudi Gazettenewspaper, citing a statement from Saudi Brig. Gen. Turki Al-Malki, the coalition’s top spokesperson.
