Houthi attacks: Ships redirected to avoid dangerous Yemeni waters
Redirecting ships around the Red Sea means higher transportation costs and delays in goods arriving, negatively impacting global supply chains and trade
November 18, 2024, 7:19 pm

Houthi attacks: Ships redirected to avoid dangerous Yemeni waters

اليمن وصواريخ الحوثي \ تعبيرية

Tension continues to escalate in the waters of the Red Sea. The UK Maritime Trade Operations stated that a commercial ship about 60 nautical miles southeast of Yemen's Aden port reported a rocket falling near it today, Monday. The ship's crew and structure are safe.

The agency added that the same ship was crossing the Red Sea 25 miles west of Yemen's Mocha port yesterday, Sunday, when it also reported a rocket falling nearby.

This comes days after a similar incident last Tuesday, when the British agency noted that a ship 70 miles southwest of Yemen's Hodeidah witnessed several nearby explosions.

Last week, the U.S. Department of Defense (Pentagon) announced that its fighter jets bombed targets belonging to the Houthi group in Yemen, stressing that it targeted facilities storing advanced weapons belonging to the Houthi rebels.

It is noteworthy that Houthi attacks on international navigation off the Yemeni coast have not stopped since last November when the Israeli war on Gaza erupted. This resulted in Washington and London attacking Houthi sites, disrupting global trade, and prompting ship owners to change routes away from the Red Sea and Suez Canal to sail the longer routes around the southern coast of Africa.

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