ADEN, Yemen, June 12 (Xinhua) -- A commercial cargo ship was struck twice in attacks in the Red Sea off Yemen's western coast on Wednesday, leaving one crew member missing and the vessel adrift, Yemeni and maritime officials reported. An official at the government's Coast Guard forces, s...
The incident occurred amid ongoing tensions in the region. Since November 2023, Houthi militants based in Yemen have been conducting attacks on international shipping near the country's coastline, reportedly in solidarity with Palestinians in the conflict in Gaza. In response to the Houthi maritime a...
There have been three other reported attacks on Iranian- or Israeli-owned shipping since Feb. 25. On March 25 a cargo ship owned by an Israeli company was damaged by a missile in the Arabian Sea in what was suspected to be an Iranian attack, according to a senior Israeli security official...
A series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels have targeted a Liberian-flagged chemical tanker in the Red Sea.
THE HOUTHI attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea have raised fears that no vessels traversing the Bab el Mandeb strait are safe as targets appear to be struck without clear cause. The militants claimed responsibility for two attacks on Mediterranean Shipping Company boxships Friday and a ...
A bulk carrier has sunk in the Red Sea, days after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels who are believed to have killed one mariner on board.
In March, the Belize-flagged Rubymar carrying a load of fertilizer sank in the Red Sea after taking on water for days following a rebel attack. The Houthis have maintained their attacks target ships linked to Israel, the U.S. or the U.K. However, many of the ships they’ve attacked ...
The Houthi attacks have prompted a series of strikes against their positions by the United States and Britain, and have led other navies to send vessels to the region to try to protect the vital Suez Canal trade route. The Rubymar went down in the southern Red Sea late on Friday or ear...
In March, the Belize-flagged Rubymar carrying fertilizer cargo sank in the Red Sea after taking on water for days following a rebel attack. The Houthis have maintained that their attacks target ships linked to Israel, the United States or Britain. However...
WASHINGTON —The U.S. and Britain struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militants on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a recent missile strike that set fire to a...