Watch: Houthis Release Chilling Video Of Blasting & Sinking Magic Seas

Yemen’s Houthi rebels have released a video showing the attack and sinking of the cargo ship Magic Seas in the Red Sea. The vessel was struck and boarded on July 6, in what appears to be a carefully planned attack involving unmanned boats, missiles, and drones.

The Magic Seas, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, was located around 51 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudayah, Yemen, when the attack occurred.

The video starts with a blast hitting the starboard side of the ship’s hull at the midsection. This was likely one of the two unmanned bomb boats that the Houthis claimed had reached the vessel and detonated.

Drone footage then shows burn marks on both sides of the hull, suggesting damage from multiple explosions. The video also shows a group of four armed Houthi fighters running across the main deck and entering the ship’s wheelhouse.

There was no resistance as the ship had already been abandoned. All 22 crewmembers, including security personnel, were rescued by a passing vessel that responded to the distress call.

According to the United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry, the Svenbrism, a vessel owned by Abu Dhabi Ports Group, carried out the rescue operation and saved all onboard.

Scenes of the targeting and sinking of the Magic Seas ship, whose owner violated the Yemeni Armed Forces’ ban. pic.twitter.com/sD5H7gy6Ck

— Ahmed Hassan أحمد حسن زيد (@Ahmed_hassan_za) July 8, 2025

Following the boarding, the Houthi fighters were seen placing explosives onboard. At least seven explosions below the waterline were visible in the footage. The ship then started flooding quickly and eventually sank without listing.

The group later confirmed the attack and claimed they had used two unmanned explosive boats, five cruise missiles, and three drones to strike the vessel.

The video also includes audio of Houthi fighters communicating with the ship’s crew, instructing them to stop before the assault began. There had been no such attacks reported since December 26, 2024.

The very next day, on July 7, the Houthis launched another attack, this time on a second Liberian-flagged bulk carrier named Eternity C. This attack was reported to involve sea drones, fast-moving skiffs, and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). Four crew members were killed during the incident. The current status of Eternity C remains unknown.

Philippines Department of Migrant Workers Secretary Hans Cacdac, during a press briefing on Tuesday, described the Eternity C attack as “simultaneous, intense, and targeted.”

مشاهد وثقها طاقم السفينة MV MAGIC SEAS بعد الاستهداف pic.twitter.com/FGCxhwBTVJ

— سعيد المعيَني (@saeedalmaini) July 7, 2025

The U.S. State Department strongly condemned the attacks, calling them “unprovoked Houthi terror attacks on civilian cargo vessels.”

The department stated that the United States would continue to take necessary actions to ensure the safety of commercial shipping and freedom of navigation. It also called on the international community to condemn these actions.

The Houthis have said they are targeting ships owned by companies whose vessels visit Israeli ports. Data from maritime intelligence firm Windward showed that 1,113 vessels had called at Israeli ports in the past six months.

Windward’s co-founder, Ami Daniel, shared on LinkedIn that more than 15,000 vessels, approximately one-sixth of the global commercial fleet, are commercially managed by companies now facing threats from the Houthi group.

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Source: Maritime Shipping News