On the 30th, the Houthis in Yemen denied that it was linked to a ship fire in the Egyptian port of Damietta. According to a report by the Houthi-controlled Sabah News Agency quoting a Houthi source on the same day, the rumor about the Houthis attacking an LNG ship and a storage ship in the Egyptian port of Damietta “has no factual basis.” The report said that the military operation of the Houthis only targeted Saudi Arabia, and its position was “clear, open and unequivocal.” He also said that “there is no reason to worry” about the safety of navigation in the Red Sea. Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources issued a statement on the evening of the 29th confirming that two ships caught fire in the port of Damietta on the Mediterranean coast.

On the 30th, the Houthis in Yemen denied that it was linked to a ship fire in the Egyptian port of Damietta. According to a report by the Houthi-controlled Sabah News Agency quoting a Houthi source on the same day, the rumor about the Houthis attacking an LNG ship and a storage ship in the Egyptian port of Damietta “has no factual basis.” The report said that the military operation of the Houthis only targeted Saudi Arabia, and its position was “clear, open and unequivocal.” He also said that “there is no reason to worry” about the safety of navigation in the Red Sea. Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources issued a statement on the evening of the 29th confirming that two ships caught fire in the port of Damietta on the Mediterranean coast.