Houthis target Vietnamese-owned tanker, threaten attacks in Indian Ocean

The situation in the Red Sea gets no calmer. Today brought a report from UKMTO of a Houthi attack on a merchant vessel 76 nautical miles west of Al Hudayah. While UKMTO initially reported the master as saying that the vessel had been struck and had sustained some damage, in a subsequent update, the master reported that, upon a daylight inspection, it was found that the vessel had sustained no damage and was proceeding on its voyage.

UKMTO WARNING

INCIDENT 052 – ATTACK – UPDATE 002https://t.co/...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/houthis-target-vietnamese-owned-tanker-threaten-attacks-in-indian-ocean/

Houthis target SeaLead containership Pinocchio

The latest merchant vessel targeted by the Iran-backed Houthi terrorist groups is the Liberian-flagged containership Pinocchio, which according to the Equasis data base is operated by Singapore headquartered SeaLead Shipping Pte. According to vessel tracking sites, the ship was en route from Jeddah to the Suez Canal at the time of the attack.

UKMTO WARNING INCIDENT 048

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UPDATE 001
https://t.co/auxAKdReZU…… #MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/a37bATuaat

— United Kingdom Maritime...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/houthis-target-sealead-containership-pinocchio/

At least two seafarers dead in Houthi attack on bulker True Confidence

At least two seafarers have been killed in a Houthi missile attack on the 2011-built Barbados-flagged bulker True Confidence and others have reportedly suffered serious burns. These are the first seafarer fatalities to result from the Iranian-backed terrorist organization’s continuing attacks on merchant vessels.

UKMTO WARNING INCIDENT 046
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Warnings – 2024 (https://t.co/5An1YH0JyE)#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/IOQ232ho1y

— United Kingdom Maritime Trade...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/at-least-two-seafarers-dead-in-houthi-attack-on-bulker-true-confidence/

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/

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#...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/houthis-attack-another-star-bulk-vessel/

Houthis fire missiles at another ship managed by Oceonix Services

UKMTO Warning Incident 026 update 001

ATTACKhttps://t.co/XsgrK5uW2N

UKMTO has received a report of an incident 57NM west of Al Hudaydah, Yemen. Master reports an explosion a distance off the vessel’s starboard side. Vessel and crew are safe.#Marimesecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/7y1GK8rFQ6

— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) February 1, 2024

Middle East news reports today quoted the Houthis as saying they had targeted the “American merchant ship Koi … with several...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/houthis-fire-missiles-at-another-ship-managed-by-oceonix-services/

Attack on Maersk Detroit underscores continued Houthi threat

UKMTO WARNING
INCIDENT 019 – ATTACK UPDATE 001https://t.co/qlApy9q9pq#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/uhXf1I7V33

— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) January 24, 2024

This morning brought news from UKMTO of an incident 50 nautical miles south of Al Mukha, Yemen, in which the master of a ship reported an explosion about 100 meters off the vessel’s starboard side. According to a later post on X (formerly Twitter) by U.S. Central Command that ship was the...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/attack-on-maersk-detroit-underscores-continued-houthi-threat/

Strikes on Houthis won’t soon end trade disruptions

Overnight strikes on Houthi infrastructure by the U.S. and U.K. have not yet shut down the group’s attacks on merchant shipping. This morning the U.K. Maritime Trade Office reported an incident in which a missile was fired towards a vessel 90 nautical miles southeast of Aden, Yemen.

UKMTO WARNING 007/JAN/2024 UPDATE 001https://t.co/6a9TLpaLrg#MaritimeSecurity #MarSec pic.twitter.com/eZIBRlsLSo

— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) January 12, 2024

Al Arabiya cites U.K....

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/shipping/strikes-on-houthis-wont-soon-end-trade-disruptions/

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