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Houthi missiles strike two more merchant ships

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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/

MSC containership struck by Houthi missile

Incidents like strike on MSC containership MSC Sky II have impacted Suez Canal traffic

An MSC containership has become the latest vessel to be damaged in a Houthi attack.

U.K. Maritime Trade Operations today issued a report at 1500 UTC on an incident 91 nautical miles southeast of Aden in which the master of a vessel reported two explosions. The first was a distance off the vessel’s port quarter, the second caused damage to the vessel, with the master reporting fire and smoke on board that the vessel was tackling. No injuries were reported. In updates, UKMTO said first that the...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/msc-containership-struck-by-houthi-missile/

Can Prosperity Guardian plans counter Houthi threat to shipping?

Ahead of a widely expected announcement from U. S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin the Norwegian Government said today that the U.S. has taken the initiative to strengthen international efforts to secure civilian shipping in the Red Sea through an operation called Prosperity Guardian.

The operation is thought to center on conveying merchant ships with naval escorts. The move comes as Houthi attacks on merchant shipping continue, with reports that this morning two more ships had been struck....

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/can-prosperity-guardian-plans-counter-houthi-threat-to-shipping/