Sri Lanka to join US-led Red Sea defense against Houthi rebels
The debt-ridden Sri Lankan Navy is preparing to join a U.S.-led operation to protect commercial ships sailing in the Red Sea from attacks by the Houthi rebels, a Sri Lankan naval spokesperson announced on Tuesday. The attack by Houthi rebels follows the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas and subsequent Israeli war against Gaza militants, which […]
Coalition Against Houthi Attacks Is Entirely Defensive
Amid calls from critics and lawmakers for a tougher stance, the region's top naval commander told a news conference Thursday that the Biden administration has stepped up efforts to stop missile and drone attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea. The coalition said it was “totally on the defensive.” “To be clear, this operation […]
Houthi Drone Boat Explodes in Red Sea, Hijackers Storm Merchant Ship Off Somalia
Threats to shipping further escalated on Thursday after a drone boat loaded with explosives launched by Yemen's Houthi terrorists exploded in the Red Sea, while a group of as-yet-unidentified but probably Somali pirates seized a Liberian-flagged ship near the Red Sea. attacked a merchant ship. coast of Somalia. drone boat exploded The U.S. Navy said […]
Houthi drone ship explodes in Red Sea as US steps up warnings
A drone boat laden with explosives launched from a part of Yemen controlled by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels came within “few miles” of a U.S. Navy and commercial ship in the Red Sea on Thursday, the Pentagon said. , then exploded. The explosion of the unmanned surface vessel (USV), which had sailed 80 miles from Yemen […]
U.N. Security Council Discusses Houthi Red Sea Shipping Attacks, Issuing No Official Condemnation
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held an emergency meeting on Wednesday to discuss missile, drone and boarding attacks on ships in the Red Sea by Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi rebels. Several member states have called on the Houthis to halt their attacks and release the cargo ship they hijacked in November, but the United Nations […]
Maersk pauses operations in Red Sea indefinitely after weekend Houthi attack
Freitos CEO Zvi Schreiber shares his thoughts on the Red Sea attack navigation and how some ships are changing course on “The Craman Countdown.” Shipping giant Maersk said on Tuesday it would suspend operations in the Red Sea “until further notice” following renewed attacks last weekend by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. “We have decided […]
Shipping giant Maersk pauses operations through Red Sea again after Houthi attack
Danish shipping giant Maersk is once again suspending operations in the Red Sea following an attack on one of its ships by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels on Sunday. Maersk said on Tuesday. recommendation It announced it would suspend Red Sea navigation until further notice and continue to direct ships to Africa and the Cape of Good […]