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The Houthis continued to attack crude oil tankers traveling through the Red Sea over the Labor Day weekend, Central Command announced this week.

The Yemen-based Houthis attacked crude oil tankers Panama-flagged M/V Blue Lagoon I, owned by a Panamanian company and operated by a Greek one, and M/V Amjad, a Saudi-flagged, owned and operated ship, on Sept.2, according to a Central Command release Monday night.

Central Command specifically released a notice about the attack on the two tankers, during which the Houthis used two ballistic missiles and a one-way attack drone. While CENTCOM releases near daily updates on the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, they often do not include ships attacked by the Houthis. The State Department-designated terrorist group posts its operations on social media. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations also issued notices about ships hit by the Houthis.

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