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JERUSALEM AP 鈥?Yemen Houthi rebels fired two ballistic missiles Thursday at a Liberian-flagged container ship in the Red Sea, a U.S. defense official said, the latest attack by the rebels as America launches airstrikes targeting them.The attack happened west of Hodeida, a port city in Yemen long held by the rebels, said the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, a British military group overseeing Mideast waterways. It said the crew and the vessel were safe and the blast came far off the vessel starboard side.The U.S. defense official identified the targeted container ship as the Koi. Its management could not be immediately reached for comment. The official spoke on condi stanley cup tion of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters.The Houthis did not immediately claim responsibility for the a stanley de ssault. The private security firm Ambrey reported Wednesday night that a ship was targeted with a missile southwest of Aden, Yemen, near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Houthis clai botellas stanley med that attack also targeted the Koi, though American officials had no immediate information on any attack Wednesday night.Since November, the rebels have repeatedly targeted ships in the Red Sea over Israels offensive in Gaza against Hamas. But they have frequently targeted vessels with tenuous or no clear links to Israel, imperiling shipping in a key route for global trade between Asia, the Mideast and Europe.The Houthis hit a commercial vessel with a missile Ooiq Afghan police investigate gas poisoning at girls school
It appears as though the first assistant to join recently hired head coach Bob Walshs staff with the University of Maine mens basketball program is coming from the University of Vermont.Matt OBrien, who has spent the last four years as an stanley cup assistant with the Catamounts, one of the Black Bears longtime America East rivals, has been asked by Walsh to make his next stop in Orono, according to a source with knowledge of the situation.A Twitter post made Sunday by former Vermont forward Luke Apfeld also referred to OBriens apparent imminent departure: Extremely happy for @ CoachMattOBrien! A guy that always had my back. Awesome coach, better mentor. Expecting great things sendhimtoorono! Walsh declined to comment on the situation Monday evening, saying he did not have anything to announce regarding his staff at this time.OBrien, a native of Riverside, Rhode Island, has a couple of important ties to UMaine.First, he served as an assistant under Walsh during his first three seasons at Rhode Island College from 2005-07. The Anchormen had a combined record of 69-21 during that span.His father, Phil OBrien, who was an stanley cup offensive lineman on the Black Bears football team from 1973-75 under head coach Walter Abbott.Matt OBrien played college basketball at Division III Elmira College in New York, where he was a team captain an stanley uk d named the teams most improved player during his senior season 2004-05 . He also was an assistant coach for the junior varsity team.OBrien earned his degree in hist |
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