Red Sea Shipping Attacks

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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
UN Security Council Sounds Alarm on Rising Threats to Maritime Security
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UN Security Council Sounds Alarm on Rising Threats to Maritime Security

The United Nations Security Council convened Monday for a critical debate on maritime security, highlighting the escalating challenges facing global shipping

August 12, 2025
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Tuesday, August 5, 2025
EUNAVFOR Aspides forces escort a CMA CGM containership in the Red Sea
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Red Sea Risk Widens as Houthis Vow to Target Carriers Tied to Israel

Carriers have been warned to proceed “with extreme caution” following the major widening of the Houthis’ sphere of attacks announced last week, with

August 5, 2025
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Tuesday, July 29, 2025
Eternity C beginning to sink
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Houthi Militants Release Video of Kidnapped ETERNITY C Crew Members

Crew members of the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier ETERNITY C have appeared in what maritime security experts describe as a heavily scripted propaganda video

July 29, 2025
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Monday, July 28, 2025
Plumes of smoke rise from what is said to be Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, the MV Magic Seas that was, according to Yemen's Houthis, attacked following an alleged exchange with the captain, off southwest Yemen
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Yemen’s Houthis Threaten To Target Ships Linked To Firms Dealing With Israeli Ports

Yemen's Houthis said on Sunday they would target any ships belonging to companies that do business with Israeli ports, regardless of their nationalities, as

July 28, 2025
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Thursday, July 24, 2025
Houthi stand on beach after ship attack
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Livestock Carrier Fired Upon and Detained Near Yemen, Then Released

People in a wooden boat opened fire on a Comoros-flagged livestock carrier in the Red Sea near Yemen on Thursday, and the vessel was detained by the Yemeni

July 24, 2025
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
Photo showing the seizure of more than 750 tons of munitions and hardware to include hundreds of advanced cruise, anti-ship, and anti-aircraft missiles, warheads and seekers, components as well as hundreds of drone engines, air defense equipment, radar systems, and communications equipment.
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Yemeni Forces Seize Record Iranian Arms Shipment Bound for Houthis

The Yemeni National Resistance Forces (NRF), led by General Tareq Saleh, have conducted what U.S. Central Command describes as “the largest seizure of

July 16, 2025
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Monday, July 14, 2025
Eternity sinks below the waves stern-first
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Search for Eternity C Survivors Called Off as Death Toll Rises in Latest Houthi Attack

The search operation for survivors of the Eternity C has been called off, a spokesperson for the ship manager confirmed to gCaptain.com. Ten seafarers

July 14, 2025
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Friday, July 11, 2025
Eternity sinks below the waves stern-first
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‘All Crew Muslim’: Ships Look to Dodge Red Sea Attacks With Messages

Commercial ships still sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting messages about their nationality and even religion on their public tracking systems to

July 11, 2025
Total Views: 2395

Thursday, July 10, 2025
EUNAVFOR Aspides forces escort a CMA CGM containership in the Red Sea
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War Risk Premiums Surge Amid Renewed Red Sea Attacks

The insurance cost of shipping goods through the Red Sea has more than doubled in recent days after Yemen's Houthis attacked and sank two ships, killing at

July 10, 2025
Total Views: 1421

Eternity C sinks below the surface
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Rescuers Pull More Survivors From Red Sea as Houthis Hold Crew of Sunken Greek Ship

Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi

July 10, 2025
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List: Notable Houthi Attacks on Merchant Ships in the Red Sea
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List: Notable Houthi Attacks on Merchant Ships in the Red Sea

Yemen's Houthis sank two cargo ships in the Red Sea this week, the first flare-up in seven months in the Iran-backed group's years-long campaign to

July 10, 2025
Total Views: 663

Wednesday, July 9, 2025
Eternity C sinks below the surface
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Houthi Video Shows Deadly Attack and Sinking of Eternity C Bulk Carrier in Red Sea

The Houthis have released footage showing the targeting and sinking of the Liberia-flagged bulk carrier ETERNITY C in the Red Sea. The footage captures the

July 9, 2025
Total Views: 6826

Maritime Industry Condemns Deadly Red Sea Attacks
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Maritime Industry Condemns Deadly Red Sea Attacks

Major shipping organizations have issued a joint statement condemning the recent attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that have resulted in seafarer fatalities

July 9, 2025
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Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesperson, prepares to deliver a statement, during a pro-Palestinian rally saying they launched an attack on the "Pacific 01" ship in the Red Sea with missiles, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
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Eternity C Sinks in Red Sea; Search Underway for 15 Still Missing

A mission was under way on Wednesday to rescue crew from the Eternity C cargo ship which sank in the Red Sea following an attack that killed at least four

July 9, 2025
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Tuesday, July 8, 2025
IMO Chief Calls for Urgent Diplomatic Action as Deadly Red Sea Attacks Resume After Months of Calm
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IMO Chief Calls for Urgent Diplomatic Action as Deadly Red Sea Attacks Resume After Months of Calm

IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez has issued an urgent appeal for intensified diplomatic efforts following renewed attacks on merchant vessels in the Red

July 8, 2025
Total Views: 972

An EUNAVFOR warship escorts a merchant vessel in the Red Sea
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Germany Accuses China of Laser Targeting Aircraft in EU’s Red Sea Mission

Germany summoned the Chinese ambassador to the foreign ministry on Tuesday after saying China's military had laser targeted a German aircraft taking part in

July 8, 2025
Total Views: 1497

Four Crew Killed in Attack on M/V Eternity C as Houthis Renew Red Sea Assaults
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Four Crew Killed in Attack on M/V Eternity C as Houthis Renew Red Sea Assaults

Two crew members of the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen on Monday

July 8, 2025
Total Views: 8283

A screenshot of video released by the Israeli Air Force shows the strike targeting the M/V Galaxy Leader
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Watch: Israeli Forces Strike Houthi-Held Galaxy Leader in Escalating Red Sea Conflict

Israel has struck the merchant ship Galaxy Leader at the port of Ras Isa, Yemen, as part of military operations targeting Houthi infrastructure at three Yemeni

July 8, 2025
Total Views: 2683

Monday, July 7, 2025
A fuel tank burns following, what Al Masirah TV said, was a U.S. strike on the Ras Isa fuel port, Yemen, in this screengrab from a handout video
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Indian Seafarers Freed After Months of Detention at Yemen’s Ras Isa Port

India says it has secured the release of more than 150 seafarers who were stranded at Yemen’s Ras Isa Port, according to the Directorate General of

July 7, 2025
Total Views: 1621

Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesperson delivers a statement, during a rally to show continued support to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, on the first Friday of the fasting month of Ramadan, in Sanaa, Yemen, March 15, 2024. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
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Two Injured, Two Missing in New Ship Attack Near Yemen’s Hodeidah, Ambrey Says

Two crew were injured and two others missing on a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier that was attacked with skiffs and drones 49 nautical miles southwest of Yemen's

July 7, 2025
Total Views: 2140