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Federal Tipoffs Involving Florida Newsletter for Sunday May 19, 2024 ( 2 items )  

Houthis strike M/T Wind in Red Sea
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, May 18 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - At approximately 1 a.m. (Sanaa time) May 18, Iranian-backed Houthis launched one anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) into the Red Sea and struck M/T Wind, a Panamanian-flagged, Greek owned and operated oil tanker. M/T Wind most recently docked in Russia and was bound for China. The impact of the ASBM caused flooding which resulted in the of loss propulsion and steering. A coaliti  more

Trucks carrying humanitarian assistance begin moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza May 17
MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, May 17 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Today at approximately 9 a.m. (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza. No U.S. troops went ashore in Gaza. This is an ongoing, multinational effort to deliver additional aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza via a maritime corridor that is entirely humanitarian in nature, and will involve aid commodities donated by a nu  more