This Image Does Not Depict the Weapons Aboard the American Ship Targeted by the Houthis
The Claim
The Ocean Jazz is not just a U.S. owned ship like some of the recent targets It’s a US owned & US flagged ship that is manned by US Merchant Mariners & routinely carries oversized US military equipment for U.S. Transportation Command.
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Recently, accounts and pages on the social media platform X have been circulating an image claiming to depict weapons allegedly loaded on the American ship Ocean Jazz. The Houthi group announced targeting this ship on Monday, January 22, in the Gulf of Aden.
Misbar’s Analysis
Misbar investigated the circulating claim and found it to be misleading. The circulated image is old and does not depict weapons on board the Ocean Jazz ship, as announced by the Houthi group targeting it in the Gulf of Aden.
Military Equipment on a Cargo Ship in 2021
The photo dates back to June 2, 2021, depicting the cargo ship Ocean Jazz after being loaded with tanks, vehicles, and other equipment from the Second Armored Combat Brigade and the First Armored Division. The soldiers completed their deployment in the Middle East before returning to the military facilities at Fort Bliss in Texas.
The Houthis Declare Targeting a U.S. Cargo Ship in the Gulf of Aden
The circulation of the image followed the announcement by the Houthi group in Yemen on Monday, January 22, of targeting an American military cargo ship in the Gulf of Aden.
The spokesman of Yemen's Houthi armed forces, Yahya Saree, stated, "In solidarity with the Palestinian people and in response to the American-British aggression on our country, the naval forces executed a military operation targeting the American cargo ship 'Ocean Jazz' in the Gulf of Aden with appropriate naval missiles."
The U.S. Military Denies Targeting the Vessel Ocean Jazz
The U.S. military denied reports of an attack on the cargo ship Ocean Jazz in the Gulf of Aden. The Central Command of the Naval Forces stated, "The Iranian-backed Houthi's report of an alleged successful attack on Ocean Jazz is patently false."
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