A satellite image shows the Belize-flagged and UK-owned cargo ship Rubymar, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthis, according to the US military's Central Command, on the Red Sea, Feb. 20, 2024. (Credit: Planet Labs PBC/Handout via Reuters)
LONDON — The owner of the Rubymar cargo ship, which was abandoned in the southern Red Sea after being hit by a missile fired by Yemen's Houthis last week, is looking at towing the vessel to Saudi Arabia once a leak can be fixed, the ship's chartering broker said on Monday.
"There is a small fuel leakage which [we] will attempt to close … enabling the vessel to be towed safely hopefully to Jeddah," Roy Khoury, CEO of Lebanon-based Blue Fleet Group, told Reuters by email.
cargo ship, which was abandoned in the southern Red Sea after
being hit by a missile fired by Yemen's Houthis last week, is
looking at towing the vessel to Saudi Arabia once a leak can be
fixed, the ship's chartering broker said on Monday.
"There is a small fuel leakage which [we] will attempt to
close … enabling the...