Site of Houthi attack on Star Bulk vessel Star Iris

Houthis attack another Star Bulk vessel

Don’t say “whack a mole,” but as has happened before, multiple strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen by U.S. Central Command between February 7 and 10, appeared to produce a two day

Ship engaged in Red Sea trade that was damaged in Houthi attack

Houthi attacks continue, but don’t stop Red Sea trade

Major strikes on Houthi infrastructure in Yemen carried out by the U.S. and U.K. on February 3, seemed to have brought a two day pause in the Iran-backed group’s attacks on merchant

Map shows where attack on Oceonix Services ship was attempted

Houthis fire missiles at another ship managed by Oceonix Services

Middle East news reports today quoted the Houthis as saying they had targeted the “American merchant ship Koi … with several appropriate naval missiles.” The Equasis data base shows that the Liberian-flagged

Attack on Maersk Detroit took place 50 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen.

Attack on Maersk Detroit underscores continued Houthi threat

This morning brought news from UKMTO of an incident 50 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen, in which the master of a ship reported an explosion about 100 meters off the

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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