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Cameroonian Ship Ablaze Off Yemen After Projectile Strike

10/19/2025

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The Falcon, a Cameroonian-flagged ship carrying liquefied petroleum gas, caught fire off Yemen after a projectile strike, with at least one mariner missing.
United Kingdom officials suggested a projectile hit, while the European Union described it as an accident.
The LPG cargo creates explosion risk.
The Houthi rebels did not claim responsibility, despite past attacks that killed nine mariners and disrupted shipping, affecting $1 trillion in goods annually.

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The Falcon, a Cameroonian-flagged ship carrying liquefied petroleum gas, caught fire off Yemen after a projectile strike, with at least one mariner missing.
United Kingdom officials suggested a projectile hit, while the European Union described it as an accident.
The LPG cargo creates explosion risk.
The Houthi rebels did not claim responsibility, despite past attacks that killed nine mariners and disrupted shipping, affecting $1 trillion in goods annually.