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A cargo ship that was struck by a Houthi ballistic missile on Monday has created an 18-mile long oil slick in the Red Sea as it continues to take on water, two US officials said Friday.

The M/V Rubymar — a Belize-flagged, UK-registered, Lebanese-owned vessel — was carrying 41,000 tons of fertilizer when it was struck on Monday by one of two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi territory in Yemen.

US Central Command said the ship is currently anchored as it takes on water. “The Houthis continue to demonstrate disregard for the regional impact of their indiscriminate attacks, threatening the fishing industry, coastal communities, and imports of food supplies,” US Central Command said.

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[–] bbkpr 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

We are quite certainly in the beginning-ish of WW3.

[–] feedum_sneedson -3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I call them the Poopy... Poopies. The Poopies.

[–] mriormro 4 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Infantilizing the precarious scenario the world currently finds itself in isn't going to make it go away.

[–] feedum_sneedson -2 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

I don't really do that. But that's what people that say "Putler" sound like to me. Or "Drumpf" or any of that bullshit. Or use the term "pissbaby". I mean, come on.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Drumpf isn't quite the same as the others. That was literally his family name until they changed it to sound less foreign. I think it's somewhat fair to point out the anti-immigrant guy is himself an immigrant.

[–] feedum_sneedson -1 points 6 months ago

Yeah, but it's America. I guess 99% of people are.