Yemen, Yemen make us proud, turn another ship around!

"Ahmed Awad bin Mubarak, foreign minister in Yemen’s Aden-based government,which is backed by Saudi Arabia, said in a post on X: “The sinking of the Rubymar is an environmental catastrophe that Yemen and the region have never experienced before.
“It is a new tragedy for our country and our people. Every day we pay the price for the adventures of the Houthi militia …”

From

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/ship-sunk-by-houthis-threatens-red-sea-environment-yemeni-government-says-2/

The people of Yeman have been slaughtered by the Houthis in huge numbers (over 150,000 with a further 200,000 plus dyied due to famine). They now have oil in their fishing waters. The Houthis really don't care for their people.

Where's Greta when you need her! It is an environmental disaster.

Thank you.

It's impossible to make any comments on some of these threads without a small number of posters arriving with their whataboutery, digs and you must comment about .....

There are so many threads about different topics and yet constantly any comments that are not about Gaza or condemning Israel or the IDF, get the usual but what about.... it's like we are not allowed to talk about anything else, ever.

@PeasfullPerson

Sadly the sinking of this ship which was carrying 21,000 metric tons of ammonium phosphate and sulfate fertilizer.

This will have a major impact both on the environment off Yemen and also on the livelihood of thousands of poor Yemeni fishermen.

I genuinely don't think that those people in the UK chanting support for the Houthi terrorists either understand or care about the impact of this on the environment or ordinary Yemenis.

I assuming if people are concerned about the environment that holds true for whoever the perpetrator is, and felt that those posts were relevant.

Thanks for clarifying that @noblegiraffe

I know how terrible the Houthis have been for Yemen and I don’t support their action, would never be out on the streets chanting for them.

This war and its environmental consequences are now literally spilling out across the Middle East.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/jan/09/emissions-gaza-israel-hamas-war-climate-change

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sanammahoozi/2024/01/04/the-environmental-toll-in-gaza-will-endanger-residents-long-after-wars-end/

Thank you @PeasfullPerson that is much clearer.

The only point I now don't understand is who are the posters that are "supporting mass bombardment and destruction of Gaza".

I certainly haven't seen anyone state that but I am happy to be disproved by any links or direct quotes that you can provide.

Personally I am very much against such bombardment and destruction on all sides and only wish that Hamas had not rejected the Egyptian peace plan of December :

www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-islamic-jihad-reject-giving-up-power-return-permanent-ceasefire-egyptian-2023-12-25/#:~:text=CAIRO%2C%20Dec%2025%20(Reuters),sources%20told%20Reuters%20on%20Monday.

What are you trying to say?

An oil slick that size shouldn't be a concern unless we chant with the mob?

Or am I misunderstanding? Your posts aren't clear

You're making assumptions that people who condone the sinking of cargo ships and the resultant environmental damage are unable to be concerned about other things.

I don't comment much on lots of these threads because posters like you make sweeping statements across differeng threads. Each thread then tends to end up the same way, same posters saying the same things. There are hundreds of threads with people appearing to attempt to outdo each other.

I read an article about the damage caused by the ship and you made assumptions by that of other things. It is quite possible to be concerned about a multitude of different things you know.

Do you ever get bored of assuming things?

But Gaza.

It's still not clear who you're referring to.

Below, I have rewritten my post for those who couldn’t understand what I wrote the first time.

I mean it’s correct that the sinking of this ship is bad for the environment, but it’s quite laughable to have it highlighted by posters who support the mass bombardment and destruction of Gaza, given the level of damage that this offensive is causing to the environment.

@PeasfullPerson

"A Yemini government statement said the ship sank in the southern Red Sea on Friday night and warned of an "environmental catastrophe."

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/yemen-says-rubymar-cargo-ship-165212013.html?guccounter=1&gucereferrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS91cmwwcT1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRnVrLm5ld3MueWFob28uY29tJTJGeWVtZW4tc2F5cy1ydWJ5bWFyLWNhcmdvLXNoaXAtMTY1MjEyMDEzLmh0bWwmc2E9VSZ2ZWQ9MmFoVUtFd2lkOVBfMW85cUVBeFdfN2JzSUhVWWxCYmdReGZRQktBQjZCQWdMRUFJJnVzZz1BT3ZWYXcySFE5Wk1taWJzV1pCVFF2WjVJcUFJ&gucereferrerrsig=AQAAAE0wsgBNZlquSEh6kNVxTuME5moMwYP5terJwULcIlJH02pFQIRWVLjfqw23eg1xbSz3kd5k38SrfN1k2nMzoz99U3iRIRfH74z06ltRidHMbJYm3fxMf9y1nST0WBZki8f7TnUMERm055_0DXeOT3mKD-pX4wDwMNLi-K1HMLIC

So by your logic is the Yemini Government "people who support the mass bombardment and destruction of Gaza"?

Sorry but at best your post makes no sense at all and at worst woefully ill informed.

Who are you referring to?

What are you on about

I mean this is correct, but quite laughable coming from people who support the mass bombardment and destruction of Gaza, and the level of damage that is causing to the environment.

I doubt the kind of idiots who support Houthis care.

The oil slick may well end up polluting Yeman's own fishing waters and cause devastating impact on marine life.

To all those supporting The Houthis. The 30 mile oil slick from a cargo ship they sunk.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13151525/Iran-Houthi-target-British-ships-Red-Sea-UK-Rubymar.html

What idiots would chant support of Houthi terrorists.

Translation: I am unable to provide evidence of my spurious claims