Claim: Images and videos show an Israeli cargo ship named Unity Explorer bombed by Yemen which has sunk in the Red Sea with its crew.
Fact-check: Images of burning cargo ship from Sri Lanka in 2021 not attack on Israeli boat - Full Fact
Verdict: this is false. the footage shows a fire aboard a container ship off the coast of sri lanka in 2021. houthi rebels in yemen have claimed responsibility for an attack on a commercial shipping vessel called unity explorer on 3 december but it is not owned by israel, did not sink and its crew were unharmed.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Charlotte Green
Date published: 2023-12-08T00:00:00