Houthi missiles strike two more merchant ships

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UKMTO DAILY SUMMARY

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— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) June 9, 2024

U.K. Maritime Trade Operations and U.S. Central Command report that Houthi missiles struck two ships, June 8. In one attack, says CENTCOM, one of two anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs), launched from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen into the Gulf of Aden struck M/V MSC Tavvishi, a...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/houthi-missiles-strike-two-more-merchant-ships/

Cargo ship, crew released 32 days after hijacking off Somalia

EUNAVFOR ships escort the Bangladeshi-flagged bulk carrier Abdullah after it was released by pirates at the end of a 32-day hijacking incident off the coast of Somalia, April 14, 2024.

European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Somalia, the European Union maritime counter-piracy task force deployed in the waters of the Indian Ocean off Somalia, has confirmed the release of a commercial cargo vessel and its crew 32 days after it was seized. The Bangladeshi-flagged bulk carrier Abdullah...

https://www.bairdmaritime.com/ship-world/dry-cargo-world/cargo-ship-crew-released-32-days-after-hijacking-off-somalia/

Red Sea: French frigates take out Houthi drones

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#MerRouge | Cette nuit, interceptions de drones aériens en provenance du Yémen par les frégates .
Contributions à la sûreté maritime de Suez à Ormuz et à la liberté de navigation, objectif déclaré de l’opération #ASPIDES, lancée le 19/02, sous commandement . pic.twitter.com/CnPfKrB4hF

— Armée française – Opérations militaires (@EtatMajorFR) February 20, 2024

The EU’s EUNAVOR ASPIDES naval mission, formally announced only yesterday, is already up and running with French FREMM frigates...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/red-sea-french-frigates-take-out-houthi-drones/

Red Sea: EU launches new naval mission ASPIDES

As Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea continued, the European Union today officially launched EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, saying that the objective of the defensive maritime security operation is to restore and safeguard freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf.

In announcing the decision, the European Council did not go into details of what ships would be involved, but reportedly France, Germany, Italy and Belgium have so far confirmed they plan to contribute ships to ASPIDES. Its...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/red-sea-eu-launches-new-naval-mission-aspides/

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