Houthi attack forces crew to abandon coal carrier in Red Sea | Houthis
The crew of a Greek-owned ship damaged in an attack by Houthi militants in Yemen have been evacuated and the abandoned vessel is drifting in the Red Sea, according to the UK Maritime Trade Office (UKMTO). One crew member remains missing aboard the Liberian-flagged coal carrier Tutor after it was attacked near Yemen’s port of […]
Commercial Ship on Fire After Houthi Missile Attack, Crewmember Injured
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) on Thursday announced that the Palau-flagged, Ukrainian-owned, Polish-operated bulk carrier MV Verbena The ship was hit by two anti-ship missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen while sailing in the Gulf of Aden. A fire broke out on board the ship after the missile hit, leaving one crew member seriously […]
Iran-backed Houthi rebels strike two commercial ships in Gulf of Aden
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden over the weekend, raising the number of attacks since Nov. 19, 2023, to more than 175. Houthi attacks have intensified following joint US and UK strikes earlier this month that targeted several Houthi positions in Yemen, including weapons storage facilities, missile launchers […]
Iran-Backed Houthi Terrorists Claim Attacks on Three Civilian Ships, Two U.S. Destroyers
Iran-backed Houthi terrorists in Yemen claimed responsibility on Monday for missile attacks on three civilian ships in the Indian Ocean and Red Sea, and a drone attack on two US destroyers in the Red Sea. The UK Maritime Trade Office (UKMTO) said on Tuesday it had received reports of heavy damage to a cargo ship […]
US forces shoot down Houthi drone over the Red Sea after ‘imminent threat’
U.S. Central Command said it shot down a drone launched from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen over the Red Sea early Monday. According to a press release, military personnel determined the drone was hostile and shot it down from the air at approximately 4 a.m. ” [uncrewed aerial system] U.S. Central Command posed an imminent threat […]
Houthi rebels strike Greek oil tanker in Red Sea: US
The Iranian-backed Houthi rebels conducted a missile strike on the Greek oil tanker M/T Wind on Saturday in the Red Sea, according to a release from U.S. Central Command. The anti-ship ballistic missile’s impact “caused flooding which resulted in the of loss propulsion and steering,” according to CENTCOM. “A coalition vessel immediately responded to the […]
Latest Houthi strike in Red Sea hits oil tanker: US officials
In the latest attack in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a ballistic missile struck a Greek-owned and operated oil tanker early Saturday morning, U.S. officials said. Around 1 a.m. local time, an Iranian-backed group attacked the oil tanker Wind with a single anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM). The Panamanian-flagged ship Wind recently docked in […]
Biden Administration Asks World to ‘Call Out Iran’ in Hopes of Stopping Houthi Terrorism
On Monday, the US representative on the UN Security Council, Deputy Ambassador Robert Wood, called on the UN to “condemn Iran” for curbing rampant terrorist activities by Yemen’s Houthis in the Red Sea. wood Said The evidence suggests that the “scale and variety” of weapons currently being received by the Houthis, largely backed by Iran, […]
Ship attacked by drone in Arabian Sea, Houthi rebels take responsibility
A drone attack on a Portuguese-flagged container ship in the remote Arabian Sea is consistent with claims that Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked the ship there, authorities said Tuesday. The attack on the MSC Orion, which occurred about 375 miles off the coast of Yemen, is believed to be the first known deep-sea attack since the […]
Likely missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damages a ship in the Red Sea
A suspected missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a ship in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, the latest attack in their campaign against international shipping in the vital sea route. The attack occurred off the coast of Mokha, Yemen, according to the British Maritime Trade Operations Center. UKMTO said the ship was […]