AlHijjah 16, 1436, September 30, 2015, SPA -- The Coalition Command of Support for Legitimacy in Yemen being led by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced in a statement today the foiling of an attempt to smuggle weapons to Houthi militias by an Iranian fishing ship. It said that at 1:00 p.m. on last Saturday, it intercepted an Iranian ship, 150 miles southeast of the Omani city of Salalah. The Coalition Command reported that the ship was carrying 14 Iranians led by Captain Bakhsh Jakal, where it was inspected and a number of shells and rockets were seized as follows: 18 missiles of Concourse, anti-armors. 54 shells 17- BGM - anti-tanks. 15 battery kits for shells. 4 fire direct systems. 5 binoculars batteries. 3 launchers. 1 launch pad holder. 3 batteries. The Command pointed out that the ship was registered in the name of Iranian Hogan Mohammed Hout, and its papers claim that the ship is suited for fishing and holding licenses from the Iranian authorities to sail for fishing, and its documents indicate that the ship was checked by Ports and Customs Organization in Sistan-Baluchistan province and granted a license for sailing in a fishing area.
