A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has targeted a commercial ship traveling through the southern reaches of the Red Sea, though it caused no damage nor injuries.

Clarksons Research has tracked even more vessels avoiding the Red Sea in October due to Houthi attacks. The figures were released just as the Yemeni militia began to target vessels again after a quieter period.

The incident nevertheless highlighted the Yemeni rebels’ undiminished capacity to strike out against their perceived enemies at sea — almost to the day of the anniversary of their first attack on commercial shipping on 19 November 2023, when the 5,100-ceu Galaxy Leader (built 2002) was hijacked and its crew abducted.

Houthi forces attacked two American destroyers with drones and missiles as the ships transited the Bab el-Mandeb Strait entering the Gulf of Aden on Monday, a Pentagon spokesman said today. The Houthis launched at least eight one-way uncrewed aerial systems,

A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has seen multiple explosions strike near a vessel traveling through the Red Sea