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Red Sea Shipping Attacks

gCaptain’s full coverage of Houthi attacks on Red Sea ships and Israel from Yemen.


Sunday, April 7, 2024
A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Yemen’s Houthis Say They Targeted Western Ships

CAIRO, April 7 (Reuters) – Houthi forces in Yemen said on Sunday they had launched rockets and drones at British, U.S. and Israeli ships, the latest in

April 7, 2024
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Saturday, April 6, 2024
Smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, merchant vessel, at the location given as Gulf of Aden.
Shipping

UK Security Firm Says Vessel Targeted Near Yemen’s Hodeidah

CAIRO, April 6 (Reuters) – British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Saturday it had received information that a vessel had been targeted

April 6, 2024
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Thursday, April 4, 2024
The frigate Iver Huitfeldt sets sail from Korsør, Denmark, January 29, 2024. Photo courtesy Rune Dyrholm / The Armed Forces
News

Danish Frigate Suffered Weapon System Failure in Red Sea Combat

KORSOR, Denmark, April 4 (Reuters) – A Danish frigate deployed to the Red Sea as part of a U.S.-led operation suffered

April 4, 2024
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Houthi stand on beach after ship attack
Shipping

U.S. Sanctions Ships Linked to Iran’s Military Network

The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken action against Oceanlink Maritime DMCC as part of an effort to disrupt

April 4, 2024
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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
A Yemeni Coast Guard boat sails near the Galaxy Leader commercial ship, seized by Yemen's Houthis last month, off the coast of al-Salif, Yemen, December 5, 2023.
Shipping

U.S. Could Revoke Houthi Terrorist Label if Group Halts Attacks on Ships

By Sam Dagher (Bloomberg) — The US said it would consider revoking its recent designation of Yemen’s Houthis as terrorists if the Iran-backed

April 3, 2024
Total Views: 2771

Sunday, March 31, 2024
India rescues Iranian fishing vessel hijacked by pirates off Somalia. SPOKESPERSONNAVY VIA X/Handout via REUTERS
Piracy

India Rescues Iranian Fishing Vessel Hijacked By Pirates Off Somalia

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian Navy said it had freed the 23-strong crew of an Iranian fishing vessel which was seized by armed pirates off Somalia.

March 31, 2024
Total Views: 6871

Thursday, March 28, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO - Russian Federation Navy Missile Cruiser Varyag transits toward the Golden Gate Bridge while Coast Guard boat crews provide a security zone around the vessel, Friday, June 25, 2010. U.S. Coast Guard photo
Defense

Russian Warships Enter the Red Sea

(Bloomberg) — Russian warships from the Pacific Fleet have crossed the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait and entered the Red Sea, the state-run Tass news agency said,

March 28, 2024
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Photo of the MV True Confidence after it was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the western Gulf of Aden, March 6, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command.
Shipping

Rescue Crews Navigate Drones and Fire to Salvage Houthi-Hit Ship

By Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) — A salvage crew climbing up a fire-ravaged ship lined with barbed wire. A French naval vessel fighting off combat

March 28, 2024
Total Views: 1402

Monday, March 25, 2024
Photo of Houthi leader speaking to followers
Defense

Houthis Threaten Saudi Arabia Over U.S. Military Actions

By Mohammed Hatem (Bloomberg) The Yemen-based Houthi militants renewed their threats against Saudi Arabia, warning it not to support US strikes against the

March 25, 2024
Total Views: 7816

Saturday, March 23, 2024
Aerial view of tanker ship at sea. Stock Photo: Shutterstock/bob63
Shipping

Houthis Fired Missile at Chinese-Owned Ship in Red Sea, US Says

By Yi Wei Wong Mar 23, 2024(Bloomberg) –Yemen-based Houthis fired a missile at a Chinese-owned oil tanker called M/V Huang Pu on Saturday, the US

March 23, 2024
Total Views: 5655

A satellite image shows the cargo ship Rubymar before it sank, on the Red Sea. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

Vessel Struck By Projectile, Catches Fire Off Yemen’s Coast

CAIRO, March 23 (Reuters) – A vessel was struck by an unidentified projectile and caught fire, 23 nautical miles west of Yemen’s Mukha,

March 23, 2024
Total Views: 2677

Friday, March 22, 2024
FILE PHOTO: Container vessel Maersk Hangzhou sails in the Wielingen channel, Westerschelde, Netherlands, July 15, 2018. Rene van Quekelberghe/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo
Shipping

Maersk Says Red Sea Still Too Risky to Justify Return

Danish shipping giant Maersk says it will continue to divert its containerships around the Cape of Good Hope due to the continued risk of Houthi attacks in the

March 22, 2024
Total Views: 1206

Monday, March 18, 2024
STRAIT OF HORMUZ (May 3, 2023) A screenshot of a video showing fast-attack craft from Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy swarming Panama-flagged oil tanker Niovi as it transits the Strait of Hormuz, May 3, 2023. U.S. Navy Photo
Shipping

U.S. Maritime Administration Issues New Advisory Amid Rising Maritime Threats in Middle East

In response to escalating regional conflicts in the Middle East, the U.S. Maritime Administration has issued a new advisory to shipping that enhances previous

March 18, 2024
Total Views: 2153

The MV Rubymar pictured before its sinking
Shipping

Salvage of Houthi-Hit Vessels Complicated by Continuing Attacks

By Gloria Dickie and Lisa Baertlein LONDON/LOS ANGELES, March 18 (Reuters) – Efforts to limit environmental damage from a cargo vessel that

March 18, 2024
Total Views: 2502

Saturday, March 16, 2024
HMS Richmond shoots down two drones over Red Sea. Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

US Military Says It Destroyed Houthi Drone Over Red Sea

March 17 (Reuters) – The U.S. military said it destroyed a drone fired by the Yemeni Houthis on Saturday, with another presumed to have crashed into

March 16, 2024
Total Views: 1248

Friday, March 15, 2024
Indian Navy's guided missile destroyer INS Visakhapatnam responds as smoke rises from Marlin Luanda, at the location given as Gulf of Aden. Handout via REUTERS
Shipping

US Sanctions Marshall Islands Shipping Company Over Illicit Shipments for Houthis and Iran

The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) under the Department of the Treasury has imposed new sanctions on a Marshall Islands registered shipping company

March 15, 2024
Total Views: 2715

Thursday, March 14, 2024
An EUNAVFOR warship escorts a merchant vessel in the Red Sea
Shipping

Houthis Vow to Attack Diverted Ships in Indian Ocean

CAIRO, March 14 (Reuters) – The leader of Yemen’s Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday the group’s operations targeting

March 14, 2024
Total Views: 7576

Port of Durban south africa.File photo: Shutterstock/michaeljung
Ports

Inefficient African Ports See Diverted Red Sea Traffic Slipping Away

By Colleen Goko (Bloomberg) — Africa’s inefficient and aging ports are hampering the continent’s chances of capitalizing on a surge in ship traffic

March 14, 2024
Total Views: 4316

Wednesday, March 13, 2024
A boat sails next to a shipping vessel MV Abdullah in this screengrab obtained from a social media video released on March 12, 2024
Piracy

Pirated Bulk Carrier Sailing Towards Somali Coast, Adding to Fears of Piracy Resurgence

The European Union’s anti-piracy naval mission, Operation ATALANTA, has confirmed details of the piracy incident involving the Bangladesh-flagged bulk

March 13, 2024
Total Views: 13389

Tuesday, March 12, 2024
Photo of the MV True Confidence after it was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile in the western Gulf of Aden, March 6, 2024. Photo courtesy U.S. Central Command.
Shipping

Filipino ‘True Confidence’ Seafarers Arrive Home After Houthi Attack

By Jay Ereno and Eloisa Lopez MANILA, March 12 (Reuters) – Eleven Filipino seafarers arrived in the Philippines on Tuesday nearly a

March 12, 2024
Total Views: 2034
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