Viral Video Depicting Cattle Transport in Livestock Carrier Not From India

On X (formerly Twitter), an account by the name Syed Waqar Ali Haider (archived link) shared some pictures of cattle being transported in livestock carriers. He wrote a caption in Hindi which translates to, “Yemen’s Houthi organization captured it thinking it was an Israeli cargo ship, then it was found that this Indian ship was loaded with cows, then the Houthi organization released it, Hindu businessmen who sing cow songs, go abroad and slaughter their cows. Thanks to Houthi organization for exposing.”

According to the user’s claim, Yemen’s Houthi organization took cognizance of an Indian ship carrying cattle, mistaking it for an Israeli cargo ship. Then the organization came to know that the ship belonged to India and cattle were exported from there.

यमन के हुति संगठन ने इज़राइली कार्गो जहाज समझकर अपने कब्जे में ले लिया, फिर पता चला के ये भारतीय जहाज गायों से लदा हुआ है,तो हुति संगठन ने उसे छोड़ दिया,गौमाता का राग अलापने वाले हिन्दू व्यापारी अपनी गौमाता को कटने के लिये विदेश भेजते है,भांडाफोड के लिये हुति संगठन का शुक्रिया, pic.twitter.com/JlCQgn6dOF

— Syed Waqar Ali Haider🇵🇸 (@Azmiboy00786) December 17, 2023

Islamist propagandist and the habitual fake news peddler, Kashif Arsalaan (archived link), wrote, “Yemen’s Houthi organization captured an Israeli cargo ship thinking it to be an Israeli cargo ship, then it was found out that this Indian ship was loaded with cows. The Houthi organization left him, the Hindu traders who sing the praises of mother cow send their cows abroad to be slaughtered, and down in India.”

यमन के हुति संगठन ने इज़राइली कार्गो जहाज समझकर अपने कब्जे में ले लिया, फिर पता चला के ये भारतीय जहाज गायों से लदा हुआ है,

हुति संगठन ने उसे छोड़ दिया,गौमाता का राग अलापने वाले हिन्दू व्यापारी अपनी गौमाता को कटने के लिये विदेश भेजते है, और भारत में निचे pic.twitter.com/Jvfg1tgQsd

— Kashif Arsalaan (@KashifArsalaan) December 20, 2023

Another Islamist propagandist account Mirza Baig (archived link) wrote, “Ghar main Mummy outside Yummy Yemen’s #Houthi organization captured an Israeli cargo ship thinking it to be an #IsraelTerroists cargo ship, then it was found out that this #Indian ship was loaded with Indian Moms #cows. The #Houthi organization left him, the #Hindu traders who sing the praises of mother cow send their cows abroad to be slaughtered, and down in #India ! #GodiMedia #Islamophobia_in_India #RSSTERRORISTS.”

Ghar main Mummy outside Yummy Yemen's #Houthi organization captured an Israeli cargo ship thinking it to be an #IsraelTerroists cargo ship, then it was found out that this #Indian ship was loaded with Indian Moms #cows. The #Houthi organization left him, the #Hindu traders who… pic.twitter.com/vsMMNCt8Kk

— MIRZA BAIG™ (@BaigsonAuction) December 21, 2023

The same claim was also amplified by many Islamist handles such as M.D Waseem Ramzani (archived link), Hafeez Al Akbar (archived link), Samad Raza (archived link), and Nazim Chaudhary (archived link).

#Yemen's #Houthi organization captured an Israeli cargo ship thinking it to be an #IsraelTerroists cargo ship, then it was found out that this #Indian ship was loaded with (Indian Gods ) #cows. pic.twitter.com/7kFIy1gLZg

— M.D Waseem Ramzani (@khoker124317) December 21, 2023

#Yemen's #Houthi organization captured an Israeli cargo ship thinking it to be an #IsraelTerroists cargo ship, then it was found out that this #Indian ship was loaded with (Indian Gods ) #cows.

The #Houthi organization left him, the #Hindu traders who sing the praises of mother… pic.twitter.com/GmxmoK0IlU

— Hafeez Al Akbar (@hafeezalakbar) December 20, 2023

Yemen's Houthi organization took it over as an Israeli cargo ship,then it was found out that this Indian ship was loaded with cows,the Houthi organization left it,Hindu businessmen who sing the praises of cow,send their cows abroad for slaughter. pic.twitter.com/xfnIBKoafN

— عبدالصمد ابن محمد شعیب رضوی (@SamadRaza888) December 20, 2023

यमन के हुति संगठन ने इज़राइली कार्गो जहाज समझकर अपने कब्जे में ले लिया, फिर पता चला के ये भारतीय जहाज गायों से लदा हुआ है,

हुति संगठन ने उसे छोड़ दिया,गौमाता का राग अलापने वाले हिन्दू व्यापारी अपनी गौमाता को कटने के लिये विदेश भेजते है, और भारत में गाय के नाम पर लिंचिंग करते pic.twitter.com/OoLzJW9dW3

— Nazim Chaudhary (@Nazim0921) December 20, 2023

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Fact Check

1. No such news exists

In the first step of our research, we searched relevant keywords like “Yemen Houthi organization mistook Indian ship carrying cattle for Israeli ship” to find media reports. However, no media reports were found that could support this claim.

2. Ship carrier is from Panama

Syed Waqar Ali account had shared two pictures in its tweet. We did a reverse image search of the first picture and found a video short uploaded by UmroiG channel on YouTube. The video clip shows the livestock carrier “Ocean Shearer” indicating that this ship was used for transporting the cattle. Furthermore, to obtain some information about the Ocean Shearer, we conducted a keyword search. It was found that according to information available on the website Marinetraffic, updated in 2012, the ship was built in 1980, making it 43 years old. The ship is operating under the Panamanian flag, meaning it is registered in Panama and operates under its maritime laws and regulations.

Further in the video shared by UmroiG, we found that the ship has the name of the company that has registered it under them. The letters ‘w,’ ‘a,’ ‘r,’ and ‘d’ were visible. When we were surfing various websites to gather information about Ocean Shearer, we found that according to the website Vesselfinder, in 2009, the shearer was registered under the company “Wellard”. The initials of the company’s name are the same as those found on the YouTube short video. Moreover, Ocean Shearer was decommissioned in the year 2012, almost 3 years after it was registered under Wellard.

Additionally, additional information about Wellard and Ocean Shearer says in Dalian, China, Australian live exporter company Wellard Limited officially launched the world’s largest purpose-built livestock ship, MV Ocean Shearer. However, in March 2020, Wellard sold Ocean Shearer to Kuwait Livestock Transport and Trading (KLTT). The ship was renamed Al Kuwait.

3. Cattle breed is not Indian

The unique feature of the Indian cow is that they have some unique features like a hump on their back. But the cattle shown in the video do not have humps. Furthermore, there are three subspecies of the cow species. Bos taurus indicus, Bos taurus taurus and the zebu, Bos taurus primigenius. Zebu and indicus have humps and are found in India and some parts of Asia.

Conclusion: The video showing cattle being transported in livestock carriers is definitely not from India. The origin and location of the video is still unclear. However, one thing has become clear from our fact check report that the video has no connection with India.

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