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Three weeks after an Egyptian dive boat capsized and sank with the loss of up to 18 passengers and crew, UK investigators have warned of “serious concern” about the safety of some Red Sea vessels.
The United States called on the U.N. Security Council Wednesday to take urgent action against Yemen’s Houthi rebels for attacking ships in the key Red Sea trade route and warned their longtime ...
Red Sea crisis Part of the Iran–Israel proxy conflict, the Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present), Yemeni crisis, and attacks on the United States Map of Houthi activity near the Yemeni coast: Houthi-controlled Yemen (SPC) Government of Yemen (PLC) Houthi attacks (red) and hijackings (blue) Date 19 October 2023 – present (1 year, 2 months and 2 days) Location Red Sea, Gulf of Aden (esp ...
August 2024 oil spill caused by attacks on the tanker Sounion; Location: Red Sea, "77 nautical miles to the West of Al Hudaydah": Coordinates: 1]: Date: 22 August 2024: Cause; Cause: Destruction of the oil tanker Sounion by Houthi militants: Operator: Delta Tankers: Spill characteristics; Volume: Up to 150,000 tons (~1 million barrels) of petroleum: The attacks on the MT Sounion refers to ...
Attacks by Iran-backed militants in the Red Sea have effectively closed one of the world’s main trade routes to most container ships — vessels that carry everything from car parts to Crocs ...
Red Sea crisis. December 2024 Israeli airstrikes in Yemen. Israel carries out a series of airstrikes against the Houthis in western Yemen, damaging the Ras Isa oil facility, the port of as-Salif, and several power stations, and killing at least nine people.
DUBAI/ATHENS (Reuters) -A Greek-flagged oil tanker carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude that was evacuated by its crew after being attacked in the Red Sea now poses an environmental hazard, the EU's ...
The operation aims to ensure both the freedom of navigation and the safety of maritime traffic in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb and Gulf of Aden. [1] Following the start of the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, multiple civilian container and freight ships were attacked and hijacked in the Gulf of Aden by Houthi forces. [27]