Container shipping through the Red Sea decreased by almost 30% in 2023 due to ongoing attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The rebels have launched over 30 attacks on commercial shipping and naval vessels since November 19th, citing solidar...
MV SOUNION has been the target of repeated attacks by Yemen's Houthi group last week. The incident began on Aug. 21 when the vessel was first hit by gunfire from two small boats approximately 77 nautical miles (about 143 km) west of Yemen's port city of Hodeidah. In a subsequent assau...
Since mid-November multiple ships have been attacked in the Red Sea by Houthi forces in Yemen. With the threat and frequency of attacks increasing and many container carriers now diverting away from the Suez Canal as a result, the international maritime community is mobilizing to restore security,...
Factbox-Houthi Attacks on Merchant Ships in the Red Sea More Reuters FILE PHOTO: The Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, is anchored off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen December 5, 2023. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah/File Photo (Reuters) - The leader of Yemen's...
Russian Pacific Fleet warships have entered the Red Sea, passing via the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait, as Yemen’s Houthi militants continue to attack commercial vessels. This action complicates an already tense maritime region overcrowded with naval warships. According to the state-run Tass news agency,...
Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesman, claimed the attack in a prerecorded message, saying its missile fire set the vessel ablaze. He said the rebels’ attacks would only stop when the “siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza is lifted.” The United Nations called on the H...
The U.S. also conducted a cyberattack on an Iranian spy ship that was gathering intelligence in and around the Red Sea. But the Houthi attacks keep coming. Norah O'Donnell: Could the Houthis do this without Iranian support? Vice Adm. Brad Cooper60 Minutes ...
Earlier on Sunday, Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Iranian Foreign Minister, was informed by British Foreign Secretary David Cameron over the phone that Iran ought to assist in putting an end to the Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. Reference: cnbctv18 Marine Insight Academy Online courses for the ...
The U.S. also conducted a cyberattack on an Iranian spy ship that was gathering intelligence in and around the Red Sea. But the Houthi attacks keep coming. Norah O'Donnell: Could the Houthis do this without Iranian support? Vice Adm. Brad Cooper60 Min...
On February 18, the Houthis fired two missiles at Rubymar while it was passing through the Red Sea, partially damaging the ship. The Houthis claimed they believed the ship was carrying weapons bound for Israel. The Houthis have stepped up their attacks on international shipping since mid-Nove...