Houthi claim of hit on Ocean Jazz “patently false”
The Reuters news agency today reported the Houthis as saying that they had launched a missile attack on the Ocean Jazz, a 10,662 dwt U.S.-flagged heavlift carrier, in the Gulf of Aden.
Safety and Security
Two missing U.S. Navy SEALs declared dead
Two U.S. Navy SEALs who went missing in a hazardous nighttime operation on January 11 have now been declared dead. The mission on which they were lost saw the successful seizure of
U.S. owned bulker Genco Picardy hit by Houthi drone
Yesterday, at approximately 8:30 pm (Sanaa time) the U.S. owned bulker, the M/V Genco Picardy was hit by a Houthi drone when 60 nautical miles southeast of Aden, Yemen. Fortunately, no seafarers
White House: Houthis to be designated as terrorists again
Against the backdrop of continued Houthi attacks on merchant shipping, the White House announced today that the Iranian-backed group (formally known as Ansarallah) will be designated as a “Specially Designated Global Terrorist.”
Greek owned bulker is latest ship hit by Houthi missile
While efforts to degrade the capabilities of the Houthis to attack merchant shipping continue, they have not yet put a stop Houthi missile attacks on ships. Yesterday, (see earlier report) Gibraltar Eagle,
Eagle Bulk’s Gibraltar Eagle hit by Houthi missile
Today, at approximately 4 p.m. (Sanaa time), Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands flagged ship owned and operated by Stamford, Conn., headquartered Eagle Bulk Shipping, was struck by what U.S. Central Command says
Strikes on Houthis won’t soon end trade disruptions
Overnight strikes on Houthi infrastructure by the U.S. and U.K. have not yet shut down the group’s attacks on merchant shipping. This morning the U.K. Maritime Trade Office reported an incident in
Did hull plating deterioration lead to Captain Alex flooding and sinking?
Uncontrolled flooding through a hole in the plating beneath the engine room of the 1996-built fishing vessel Captain Alex led to its sinking in the Gulf of Mexico, the National Transportation Safety
White House releases statements on strikes on Houthi targets
Those who were wondering what would happen in response to continued Houthi defiance in continuing attacks on merchant shipping, despite formal international warnings, got their answer today as reports came in of
Tanker grabbed by Iran has sanctions-busting background
This morning, the United Kingdom Maritime Trades Office reported that a vessel had been boarded, when 50 miles northeast of Sohar, Oman by 4-5 armed unauthorized boarders wearing black masks and black