The Rubymar, a ghost ship, sank after drifting for two weeks, damaging internet cables and causing concerns about potential environmental disaster. The ship's sinking was a result of attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, which have disrupted global shipping. The damaged cables have impacted connectivity for millions of people in East Africa and Vietnam. The ship's trailing anchor is believed to have caused the cable damage.
Over the next two weeks—while the crew were ashore—the “ ghost ship ” took on a life of its own. Carried by currents and pushed along by the wind, the 171-meter-long, 27-meter-wide Rubymar drifted approximately 30 nautical miles north, where it finally sank—becoming the most high-profile wreckage during a months-long barrage of missiles and drones launched by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen . The attacks have upended global shipping . But the Rubymar wasn’t the only casualty.
During its final journey, three internet cables laid on the seafloor in the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait were damaged. The drop in connectivity impacted millions of people, from nearby East Africa to thousands of miles away in Vietnam. It’s believed the ship’s trailing anchor may have broken the cables while it drifted. The Rubymar also took 21,000 metric tons of fertilizer to its watery grave—a potential environmental disaster in waitin
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