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Hodeidah
The Port of Hodeidah in western Yemen in areas controlled by the Houthi militants resumed operations late on July 23, 2024, after the Israeli strikes on July 20. Several military targets were hit in the port city. The strike was in retaliation for hundreds of attacks carried out against the state of Israel in recent months. Oil storage facilities havebeen hit, as well as a power plant. The Ministry of Health said that 80 people were wounded in a preliminary toll of the strikes, most of them with severe burns. Other health officials said the strikes killed a number of people and wounded others, but didn't elaborate. Reports indicated significant damage in parts of the port while Houthi officials insisted that the port is now operating normally. Two ships arrived at the port. Both vessels were coming from Djibouti. Records indicated the 'Brother 1' and 'Marsa Zenith' are each managed by companies based in Dubai.At least three of the port’s cranes were damaged and not operational. Five port cranes were reported to be operating. There are also unconfirmed reports of damage to the port’s warehouses.
GOVT VESSEL 67
The commanding officer of the USS 'Cole', Cmdr. Tim Clark, was transferred to the aircraft carrier USS 'Theodor Rossevelt'' for undisclosed medical reasons, the Navy said in a statement on July 23, 2024. Capt. Ryan Leary, deputy commodore of Destroyer Squadron 23, temporarily assumed command of the 'Cole'. The Navy did not indicate the seriousness of Clark’s medical condition. The Navy couldn’t say on July 24 if Clark was still aboard the 'Theodor Roosevelt' or receiving medical treatment. The 'Cole' was on a scheduled deployment to the 5th Fleet area of operations, which includes the Persian Gulf, the Red Sea and the Gulf of Oman Since at least November, the Navy has kept a nearly continuous presence in the Red Sea as part of the Operation Prosperity Guardian mission to protect ships in the waterway against Houthi militant attacks. In June, the 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' Carrier Strike Group left the area after nearly seven months. It returned to Norfolk on July 14 after a historic nine-month deployment. The 'Theodore Roosevelt' Carrier Strike Group entered the 5th Fleet area of responsibility on July 12. On Monday, the group was in the Gulf of Aden.
OVERSEAS SANTORINI
Collectives, associations, unions and political parties from all over Andalusia met on July 23, 2024, to organize actions in the Port of Algeciras to reject the possible docking of the 'Overseas Santorini'. The tanker had sailed from Corpus Christi (Texas), bound for the port of Ashkelon, transporting 300,000 barrels of military fuel for F-16 and F-35 aircraft of the Israeli air force and is scheduled to stop in Algeciras next July 30. The group of activists and organized people, in collaboration with the Solidarity Network Against the Occupation of Palestine (RESCOP), echoed the 'No port for genocide' campaign launched by the Progressive International, Disrupt Power, the Palestinian Institute for Public Diplomacy, Valero outside Corpus and the Arab Group for the Protection of Nature. The campaign calls on Mediterranean port cities to refuse to allow these tankers to dock at their facilities.
SLAVYANIN
The Ukrainian Navy, along with other units of defence forces, have severely damaged the 'Slavyani' in the port of Kavkaz on July 23, 2024. The Russians had utilised this ferry to move railway carriages, trucks and containers for military objectives. The 'Slavyanin' was the Russian Federation's third and last railway ferry in this region. This operation significantly blows Russian logistics, potentially disrupting their supply lines and military transport capabilities. Report with photo: https://euromaidanpress.com/2024/07/23/ukrainian-military-severely-damage-russian-ferry-slavyanin-in-kavkaz-port/