Footage shows the seconds before and immediately following a Yemeni Houthi unmanned surface vessel (USV) strike against a Liberian-Flagged, Greek-owned cargo ship in the Red Sea.

Armed guards watch with confusion from the prow as the bomb boat speeds toward them. One man reassures the others that there is nothing to worry about. Reportedly, the USV had dummies aboard to appear as a civilian boat. The blast knocked a massive hole in the ship which began taking on water.

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