Attacks on the MV Tutor | |
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Part of the Red Sea crisis and Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) | |
Location | Red Sea, 66.7 nautical miles (123.5 km; 76.8 mi) southwest of Al Hudaydah |
Date | 12 June 2024 (attacked) 18 June 2024 (sank) |
Target | MV Tutor |
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Deaths | 1 Filipino killed |
Perpetrators | Houthis Yemeni Navy (SPC faction) |
On 12 June 2024, the Yemeni Houthi movement attacked the MV Tutor, a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier, in the southern Red Sea with an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and an anti-ship missile, killing one crewmember. The vessel was seriously damaged, and later abandoned by her crew. She sank six days after the attacks. The attacks mark the first successful usage of a USV and the second sinking by the Houthis in the Red Sea crisis.