Sounion salvage tow gets under way
The Greek-owned tanker Sounion, still on fire since being hit in multiple Houthi attacks more than two weeks ago, is at last under tow. The vessel is laden with 150,000 tonnes of
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VIDEO: Houthi attack on Sounion threatens an environmental disaster
Video has emerged on YouTube showing the 163,000 dwt Greek-flagged tanker Sounion ablaze following multiple Houthi attacks and threatening to cause an environmental disaster. The U.S. Mission to Yemen issued this statement,
OFAC sanctions more Houthi-linked ships and another captain
More ships, vessel operators, and a ship’s captain have been sanctioned in a new round of U.S.Treasury sanctions targeting the Houthis and their Iranian enablers. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)
U.S. continues strikes on Houthi assets
As U.S. efforts to neutralize Houthi assets and access to weaponry continue — both on the ground and in the court room, United Kingdom Maritime Operations said today that it had received
CRS says Houthis pose a long term threat
After Israel responded massively to an attack on the Port of Eilat with an attack on the Houthi-held Yemeni Port of Hodeida on July 20, there was a lull in the Houthi
New DIA report on Iranian Houthi weapons sourcing
Despite continuing efforts by CENTCOM to destroy Houthi weapons on the ground before they can be used to attack merchant ships, the Yemen-based terrorist group seems to have little trouble in acquiring
UKMTO reports multiple Houthi attacks involving two merchant vessels
Despite efforts to deter them, multiple Houthi attacks continue to make Red Sea transits a risky business. UKMTO today reported attacks involving two merchant vessels. In the most recent, which took place
New DIA report details effects of Houthi attacks on international trade
The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has released a new report detailing how Houthi maritime attacks have affected international trade and are supported by an expansion of military capabilities with help from
Vessel approached by Houthi drone boat swarm
Yesterday, UKMTO reported an incident, 13 nautical miles southwest of Al Mukh, Yemen, in which the master of a vessel reported being approached by 12 small boats, consisting of a mix of
Ambrey: Latest Houthi attacks show a “significant increase in effectiveness”
This week has seen a spate of new Houthi attacks — and, in a just released threat circular, maritime risk consultancy Ambrey says that they are showing a significant increase In effective.