Multiple "projectiles" were fired from Houthi-controlled territory on Monday at a vessel in the southern Red Sea, US officials said. The Houthi movement has launched a series of missile and drone attacks on ships in the area, which it says...
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 attack has been confirmed by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO), which said it received notification of an incident involving a merchant vessel around 31 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's Hodeidah. In an update, the UKMTO said that "the crew are reported safe, and the...
ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 21 (Xinhua) -- A maritime attack on a merchant vessel following an armed approach occurred approximately 77 nautical miles west of Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported on Wednesday. According to the UKMTO, the...
As vessel operators “sought every available ship” in order to effectively meet the demand for the services travelling around the Cape of Good Hope and to maintain weekly schedules. According to Alphaliner 141 ships of 572,600 teu were traded between January and June, an average of 23 units ...
Recent attacks in the Red Sea by Houthi militants in Yemen have caused majorfreightcompanies, including Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk, Swiss-based MSC and French group CMA CGM, to choose to reroute their ships away from the Suez Canal. ...
CAIRO (Reuters) - An Iranian cargo ship has come under attack in the Red Sea, Al Arabiya TV reported on Tuesday, quoting unnamed sources, and semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim said the vessel was targeted by a limpet mine. Al Arabiya cited the sources as saying the vessel was attac...
The attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have rerouted trade that normally flows through the corridor.
“Following the near-miss incident involving Maersk Gibraltar yesterday and yet another attack on a container vessel today, we have instructed all Maersk vessels in the area bound to pass through the Bab al-Mandab Strait to pause their journey until further notice.” ...
In another incident, a Houthi drone nearly missed a different Norwegian-flagged vessel named M/V Blaamanen. Both incidents took place in the Southern Red Sea. Representation Image The Houthi rebels are supporting Gaza amid the Israel-Hamas conflict with a series of attacks. The Pentagon said ...