The Yemeni Houthi rebels has released a video of an attack it claims to have carried out on an oil tanker in the Red Sea.
The footage shows a small vessel approach, then collide with the left side of the ship, resulting in a large explosion.
BBC Verify has confirmed that the tanker seen in the video is the CHIOS Lion by comparing the video to known images of the vessel.
Ship-tracking data shows that the CHIOS Lion set off from the Russian port of Tuapse on 2 July and entered the Red Sea on 11 July.
There is no tracking data available of its journey through the Red Sea, but the timing and location of the strike on 15 July, as reported by the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), is consistent with the speed and direction in which the tanker was travelling.
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