Attack on the CMA CGM TAGE

Attack on the CMA CGM TAGE
	Part of Red Sea crisis and regional escalation of Israel–Hamas war
Date	2 January 2024
Location	Southern Red Sea
Belligerents
Houthi; Backed by; Iran	Malta; Multiple commercial ships;
Units involved
Two Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile	CMA CGM TAGE and other commercial ships
Casualties and losses
Two Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile	None

On 2 January 2024, the Iranan-backed Houthi movement launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles towards commercial ships in the southern Red Sea.^[2] The Institute for the Study of War (ISW) conducted an analysis of the attacks and reported the target of the attack was the Malta-flagged container ship CMA CGM TAGE.^[3]^[4] The missiles landed in the water near the ship, causing no damage.^[2] Houthi claimed the CMA CGM TAGE was heading towards Israel, but it was actually heading towards Egypt.^[3]

Attack On The CMA CGM TAGE Media

Areas controlled by Houthi movement in green
Location of airstrikes inside Houthi controlled territory in Yemen

Related pages

List of military operations during 2024

Notes

↑ Both Iran and the Houthi movement deny that Iran is involved or is backing the Houthis.^[1]

References

↑ "Who are Yemen's Houthis? Iran-allied group threatens Red Sea shipping" (News article). Reuters. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 United States Department of Defense (2 January 2024). "Press Release on January 2, 2024" (Post on 𝕏). 𝕏 (Formerly Twitter). United States Central Command (CENTCOM): United States federal government. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024. On Jan. 2, at approximately 9:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen into the Southern Red Sea. Multiple commercial ships in the area reported the impact of the ASBMs into the surrounding water though none have reported any damage.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Ashka Jhaveri, Andie Parry, Annika Ganzeveld, Alexandra Braverman, Amin Soltani, Peter Mills, Johanna Moore and Brian Carter (3 January 2024). "Iran Update, January 3, 2024" (Analysis). Washington, D.C.: Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
↑ "Houthi rebels have attacked CMA CGM ship". Shipping Watch. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

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[denial-2] Both Iran and the Houthi movement deny that Iran is involved or is backing the Houthis.^[1]

[1] "Who are Yemen's Houthis? Iran-allied group threatens Red Sea shipping" (News article). Reuters. 14 December 2023. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.

[CENTCOM-3] 2.0 ^2.1 United States Department of Defense (2 January 2024). "Press Release on January 2, 2024" (Post on 𝕏). 𝕏 (Formerly Twitter). United States Central Command (CENTCOM): United States federal government. Archived from the original on 13 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024. On Jan. 2, at approximately 9:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen into the Southern Red Sea. Multiple commercial ships in the area reported the impact of the ASBMs into the surrounding water though none have reported any damage.

[ISW-4] 3.0 ^3.1 Ashka Jhaveri, Andie Parry, Annika Ganzeveld, Alexandra Braverman, Amin Soltani, Peter Mills, Johanna Moore and Brian Carter (3 January 2024). "Iran Update, January 3, 2024" (Analysis). Washington, D.C.: Institute for the Study of War. Archived from the original on 11 January 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

[5] "Houthi rebels have attacked CMA CGM ship". Shipping Watch. Retrieved 15 January 2024.

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