Houthis

SeaLead-operated boxship dodges Houthi assault

A container ship operated by SeaLead Shipping was attacked by Houthi missiles and drones on 20 July. The 2006-built, 5,059 TEU vessel Pumba was deployed to SeaLead’s Five Seas Express service connecting China to the Red Sea and the Mediterranean.

Vessel-tracking data shows Pumba departed Saudi Arabia’s port of Jeddah on 17 July and was likely heading towards Egypt’s Port Said.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said that missiles, an air drone and a sea drone assaulted the ship, which...

https://container-news.com/sealead-operated-boxship-dodges-houthi-assault/

Carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower Returns Home Following Seven-month Fight With Houthi Drones, Missiles

Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher “Chowdah” Hill greets his family after arriving home to Naval Station Norfolk, Va., on June 14, 2024. USNI News Photo

ABOARD AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER – “Home Sweet Home” by Motley Crue blasted through the ship’s speakers as Commanding Officer Capt. Christopher “Chowdah” Hill made his morning announcement.

Up on the flight deck, Lee Greenwald’s “God Bless the U.S.A.” and Guns N’ Roses’ “Sweet Child of Mine” played while sailors performed their...

https://news.usni.org/2024/07/20/carrier-dwight-d-eisenhower-returns-home-following-seven-month-fight-with-houthi-drones-missiles

Houthis fire projectiles at CMA CGM-operated ship

The Houthis have attacked a container vessel operated by French shipping company CMA CGM.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said that it was informed around 10.30am local time today (19 July) that the 2001-built Singapore-flagged 2,078 TEU Lobivia was struck by unidentified projectiles while transiting the Gulf of Aden.

The resulting fire onboard was extinguished by the 24-man crew.

UK maritime security consultancy Ambrey said that Lobivia, which had three armed guards on board,...

https://container-news.com/houthis-fire-projectiles-at-cma-cgm-operated-ship/

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 more, as seen in the incidents that we reported on yesterday, and which we have now updated to include the identities of the vessels attacked.

Iran is, of course, a major supplier of Houthi weapons and the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has released a new report providing a visual...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/new-dia-report-on-iranian-houthi-weapons-sourcing/

UKMTO reports multiple Houthi attacks involving two merchant vessels

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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 at 12.00 UTC, 97 nautical miles northwest of Al Hudayah, Yemen, the master of a vessel reported being attacked by an uncrewed surface vessel that impacted the port side of his ship, causing some damage and light smoke. The vessel was reported safe and proceeding to its next port of call.

That...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/ukmto-reports-multiple-houthi-attacks-involving-two-merchant-vessels/

Maersk ship unscathed after Houthi attack

Maersk Line has confirmed that Houthi rebels have attacked another of its US-flagged ships. The 2007-built 6,648 TEU Maersk Sentosa was hit by missiles while underway in the Arabian Sea.

A Maersk spokesperson told Container News, “We can confirm that vessel Maersk Sentosa (operated by Maersk Line, Limited, a subsidiary of Maersk and operating US-flagged vessels) reported being targeted by a flying object in the northernmost part of the Gulf of Aden in the early morning hours on 9 July. No...

https://container-news.com/maersk-ship-unscathed-after-houthi-attack/

Red Sea attacks still taking toll on global chemical shipping industry

Ongoing attacks on vessels in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis continue to disrupt shipping lanes in the chemical industry’s supply chain, according to Al Greenwood, chemicals expert and deputy editor at ICIS.

“It’s having an impact mainly in Europe and Asia. It’s rearranging routes because the rates for containers have really gone through the roof,” Greenwood told FreightWaves in an interview. 

ICIS is a London-based provider of chemical and energy intelligence with 15 offices worldwide.

Greenwood...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/red-sea-attacks-still-taking-toll-on-global-chemical-shipping-industry

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 Iran.

The report, “Yemen: Houthi Attacks Placing Pressure on International Trade,” follows an earlier DIA report describing the Houthis’ use of Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles to conduct attacks in the Middle East.

DIA assesses the Houthis continue to present a growing...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/new-dia-report-details-effects-of-houthi-attacks-on-international-trade/

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 fast boats and smaller kayak type vessels, some of which were observed to have been uncrewed. The closest approach of the small boats to the vessel was 1.2 nautical miles. They stayed in the vicinity for about one hour and then departed. The fact that several of the vessels were uncrewed (presumably Houthi)...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/vessel-approached-by-houthi-drone-boat-swarm/

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. In the week prior to the release of the Ambrey circular, the Houthi claimed six operations against merchant shipping. Four of those targeting attempts resulted in physical damage.

UKMTO WARNING INCIDENT 083 ATTACK UPDATE 004

The crew of the vessel has been evacuated by military authorities. The vessel has...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/ambrey-latest-houthi-attacks-show-a-significant-increase-in-effectiveness/

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