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  "title": "Chios Lion: Chios Lion was damaged in a reported drone-boat assault on 15 July 2024; the Houthis claimed responsibility.",
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  "summary": "Chios Lion was damaged in a reported drone-boat assault on 15 July 2024; the Houthis claimed responsibility.",
  "impact": "The master reported light damage and a safe crew. The ship reversed course to assess damage and a possible spill; this dossier does not establish a measured spill.",
  "evidence": "The master/authority account and Houthi responsibility claim have separate origins. The Reuters article is openly published by gCaptain; CENTCOM’s blocked original was not used as a read source. Yemen is the regional country association; no vessel or attack position is recorded.",
  "unknown": "The full damage and any quantity of leaked oil are not established by this source pair.",
  "attribution": "The Houthis claimed responsibility, as relayed in the cited reporting; this does not independently establish the operator.",
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  "url": "https://droneincidents.com/incident/chios-lion-drone-boat-red-sea-2024-07-15/",
  "citation": "DroneLedger, “Chios Lion: Chios Lion was damaged in a reported drone-boat assault on 15 July 2024; the Houthis claimed responsibility.”, dossier chios-lion-drone-boat-red-sea-2024-07-15, revision 1, updated 2026-10-28. https://droneincidents.com/incident/chios-lion-drone-boat-red-sea-2024-07-15/",
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