Attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have unraveled a key global trade route, forcing vessels into longer and more costly journeys around Africa.
We learned that so far, the Navy has fired more than 100 of their standard surface-to-air missiles, that can cost as much as $4 million each. The decision to fire one at an incoming Houthi missile or kamikaze attack drone is made in the ship's Combat Information...
Thecost of insuringa seven-day voyage through the Red Sea has risen by hundreds of thousands of dollars since November. War risk insurance rates have already reflected thesinkingof the Rubymar cargo ship, days after being hit by a Houthi missile on Feb 18, and the first fatalities from the...
ADEN, Yemen, March 7 (Xinhua) -- The Red Sea witnessed a deadly escalation on Wednesday as Yemen's Houthi group launched a missile attack on a commercial cargo ship, claiming the lives of three crew members. This marks the first reported fatalities since the group commenced targeting maritime...
ADEN, Yemen, June 18 (Xinhua) -- A merchant vessel struck by the Yemeni Houthi group days ago has sunk in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), a facility of the British navy for handling international shipping emergencies, reported Tuesday. ...
The group is looking at bringing in a work ship that will attempt to close the hole caused by the Houthi missile, Khoury added. The 24 crew members were forced to abandon the ship on the day of the attack. The crew were from Syria, Egypt, India and the Philippines. Th...
HOUTHI attacks from Yemen on commercial vessels in the Red Sea resulted in a 90 per cent decline in container shipping through the area between December and February, reports The Manila Times. These attacks affected at least 65 countries and forced 29 primary energy and shipping companies to alte...
The Houthi movement has launched a series of missile and drone attacks on ships in the area, which it says are a response to Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the latest attack.
The U.S. military’s Central Command has released still images showing a fire on the bulk carrier True Confidence following a missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden. Three crew members were killed and survivors were forced to abandon the ...
Two such ships are in the Red Sea, while the other two have crossed the waterway and are headed towards Asia. The fifth ship is going towards the Gulf of Aden.The companies that own these ships believe that being affiliated with an Asian Country...