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2024-01-16 01:32:42 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 8BC1FA75BB6BA3F3EE7D17B4D5BEB3E980625AEAC314F7E4564006AA274AF96E
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The ship is not Israeli, nor the video recent. The Galaxy Leader, owned by the Japanese Nippon Yusen & sailing under the Bahamian flag, was seized by Houthi rebels on November 19, 2023. No Israeli cargo was on the ship when it was seized, nor were any Israelis onboard. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galaxy_Leader https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/crew-seized-galaxy-leader-allowed-modest-contact-with-families-shipowner-2023-12-05/ https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/yemens-houthi-rebels-hijack-an-israeli-linked-ship-in-the-red-sea-and-take-25-crew-members-hostage/ar-AA1kbHSd https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/19/yemens-houthi-rebels-seize-cargo-ship-in-red-sea-israel-blames-iran
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