Houthi Explosive USV Detonated in Red Sea AttackRichard R. BurgessSea Power
Mounting attacks by the Iran-aligned Yemeni Houthi militant group on ships in the Red Sea are disrupting maritime trade as leading global freight firms reroute around the Cape of Good Hope to avoid the Suez canal. Multiple "projectiles" were ...
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 Informatio...
Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels struck three commercial ships Sunday in the Red Sea.
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...
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Diversions have in many cases proved beneficial to shipping markets but have also added to fuel costs and emissions. For vessels that continue to transit the Red Sea the threat of attack from the Houthi continues with ships often subject to multiple attacks from both air and sea. ...
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. ...
Saturday’s attack on a Maersk container vessel – significant because the carrier had recently announced it would reroute back through the Suez Canal – marked an escalation as, in addition to being struck by a rocket and attacked by drones, several Houthi small boats approached and fired on ...
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 might help avoid an attack by the Houthis...