Red Sea News

Yemen’s Houthis Launch their Largest Red Sea Drone and Missile Attack, Though No Damage is Reported

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired their largest-ever barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea, forcing the United States and British navies to shoot down the projectiles in a major naval engagement, …

US Tries to Persuade Shippers to Sail Red Sea Despite Houthi Attacks

The US military is trying to reassure shipping companies that a multinational force is making it safe to sail through the Red Sea and Suez Canal even though attacks from Yemen-based Houthi rebels show no sign of stopping. The Pentagon …

Shipping Firm Maersk Preparing for Resumption of Red Sea Voyages After Attacks from Yemen

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shipping firm Maersk says that it`s preparing to allow vessels to resume sailing through the Red Sea, thanks to the start of a U.S.-led multinational naval operation to protect shipping from attacks by Houthi rebels in …

Oil Tanker Hauling US Crude U-Turns in Red Sea to Dodge Houthis

An oil tanker hired by Norway’s Equinor ASA that came to a halt in the Red Sea six days ago — when Houthi militants stepped up attacks on merchant shipping — has performed a u-turn and is now sailing back …

Pentagon Announces New International Mission to Counter Attacks on Commercial Vessels in Red Sea

MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — The U.S. and a host of other nations are creating a new force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack by drones and ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, …

War Risk Insurance Rates Edge Up After Surge in Red Sea Ship Attacks

LONDON –– War risk insurance premiums edged up for Red Sea voyages after three vessels were attacked in the area on Sunday and fears grow over worsening perils for commercial shipping, maritime and insurance sources said on Monday. The incidents …

Pentagon Says US Warship and Multiple Commercial Ships Have Come Under Attack in Red Sea

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said, potentially marking a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to …

US Warns of Growing Threats to Ships Sailing Through Red Sea

A spate of attacks on merchant shipping near Yemen and Somalia, likely triggered by the war in Gaza, have prompted the US to warn vessel operators to be extra careful when navigating the region. On Nov. 19, Houthis seized of …

Three British Nationals Missing After Tour Boat Caught Fire in Red Sea are Dead

CAIRO (AP) – Three British nationals who went missing after a scuba diving boat they were cruising in caught fire in the Red Sea off the Egyptian coast have died, a U.K.-based tour operator said Monday, Egyptian authorities said the …

UN Says $144M Needed to Avert Yemen Tanker Disaster

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations was seeking $144 million on Wednesday needed to fund the salvage operation of a decaying tanker full of oil moored off the coast of Yemen, a ship whose demise could cause an environmental disaster. …