A.P. Moller-Maersk will divert its ships from the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to the Cape of Good Hope for "the foreseeable future," the company said Jan. 5 after the Iran-back Houthis launched a new type of attack on international shipping using unmanned surface vessels. The decision of...
An armed unmanned surface vessel launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen got within a “couple of miles” of U.S.
MORE: US military strikes Houthi targets in Yemen The Houthis began their campaign against shipping in response toIsrael's war in Gaza, launched after Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into southern Israel. Houthi leaders have vowed to continue attacks until Israel ends its ...
A statement from US Central Command said: "Since 19 November 2023, Iranian-backed Houthi militants have attempted to attack and harass vessels in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden 28 times. "These illegal incidents include attacks that have employed anti-ship ballistic missiles, unmanned aeri...
The Navy destroyer Spruance, shown here in October, was one of two Navy warships that were attacked by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Monday, according to the Pentagon. (U.S. Navy) American forces in the Middle East came under attack on multiple fronts over the we...
JERUSALEM (AP) — Two American-flagged ships carrying cargo for the U.S. Defense and State departments came under attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday, officials said, with the U.S. Navy intercepting some of the incoming fire. ...
the Houthi actions, probably in terms of their attacks on merchant shipping, are the most significant that we've seen in two generations,"he told the AP in a telephone interview. "The facts simply are that they're attacking the international community; thus, the international...
The US Navy said it intercepted the attack with no injuries or damage. The Houthi attack on the cargo ship on Thursday came hours after the UN Security Council adopted a new resolution condemning the Houthi attacks on the international...
other large shipping lines, have reportedly instructed hundreds of commercial vessels to steer clear of the Bab al-Mandab Strait close to Yemen, sending ships via the longer and more expensive route through Africa in response to the ongoing attacks on shipping by the Iranian-backed Houthi force....
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. They...