Sinking ship hit by Houthi missile leaves 18-mile oil slick in Red Sea

"Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said Thursday that the Rubymar was “taking on water as we speak.”

“It’s creating an environmental hazard with the leakage of all the fuel that it’s carrying,” Singh said. “On top of that, it was carrying, to my understanding, fertilizer. So the Houthis are creating an environmental hazard right in their own backyard.”

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