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Houthis attack another Star Bulk vessel

Don’t say “whack a mole,” but as has happened before, multiple strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen by U.S. Central Command between February 7 and 10, appeared to produce a two day calm in the Red Sea that proved to be short lived. U.K. Maritime Trade Operations issuing no maritime warnings between February 9 and February 11. But today brought news of what appeared to be the second Houthi attack on a Star Bulk vessel, the Star Iris.

UKMTO WARNING

INCIDENT 029 Update 001 https://t.co/XsgrK5uW2N#...

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Houthi attacks continue, but don’t stop Red Sea trade

Red Sea trade as reflected in Suez Canal traffic

Major strikes on Houthi infrastructure in Yemen carried out by the U.S. and U.K. on February 3, seemed to have brought a two day pause in the Iran-backed group’s attacks on merchant shipping, but by yesterday the attacks had resumed, continuing to have a dampening effect on Red Sea trade.

Iranian-Backed Houthi Terrorists conduct Multiple Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile Attacks in the Southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden:

On Feb. 6, from approximately 1:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. (Arabian Standard Time)...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/houthi-attacks-continue-but-dont-stop-red-sea-trade/