Oil products tanker Sounion was attacked by two small boats and struck by three projectiles in the Red Sea off Yemen on Wednesday, causing damage to the vessel but no injuries, the Greek shipping ministry and UK maritime agency UKMTO said. Iran-aligned Houthi militants have launched a series of attacks on international shipping near … Read more
Two vessels came under attack on Monday in the Red Sea off Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, with one ship reporting it had sustained some damage, Britain’s maritime agency said. A vessel 97 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah was attacked by an uncrewed surface vessel that hit its port side, causing some damage and … Read more
Yemen’s Houthis said on Tuesday they targeted the Maersk Sentosa ship in the Arabian sea with several ballistic and wing missiles. “The American ship Maersk Sentosa was targeted in the Arabian Sea by naval forces and missile force in a joint operation,” Yahya Sarea, the Yemeni group’s military spokesperson, said in a televised speech. … Read more
Yemen’s Houthi militants are “believed to have sunk” a second ship in the Red Sea, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Tuesday. The Houthis and other sources previously identified the damaged ship as the Greek-owned Tutor. It was struck by missiles and an explosive-laden remote-controlled boat on June 12 and had … Read more
Yemen’s Houthis conducted three military operations targeting three vessels in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea, the Iranian-backed group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree said on Wednesday. British security firm Ambrey said in a statement that a Greek-owned bulk carrier was allegedly targeted by the Houthi group while underway northbound in the Red Sea. … Read more
Iranian pro-government media said on March 6 that Tehran would “unload” $50 million worth of crude oil from a ship it has seized illegally in April 2023. The Advantage Sweet is a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker. Tasnim News in Iran reported that the ship would be unloaded. It was not clear if and when this … Read more
A vessel on Monday reported an incident southeast of the Yemeni port city of Aden, the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said, and British security firm Ambrey said the container ship was struck and issued a distress signal. It remained unconfirmed whether the vessel was directly impacted or sustained damage due to nearby … Read more
