Captain Avhilash Rawat had just finished dinner when an anti-ship ballistic missile smashed into his oil tanker.
https://gcaptain.com/what-its-like-to-captain-a-tanker-on-fire-after-a-houthi-attack/
Yemen
Houthis fire barrage at passing American convoy
The Houthis roared back into action yesterday, firing a barrage of armaments against a passing American convoy in the Red Sea. As is common in the 13-month campaign waged by the Houthis, there are discrepancies in terms of the scale and efficacy of the latest attacks with the Yemeni group claiming...
https://splash247.com/houthis-fire-barrage-at-passing-american-convoy/
Shipping reflects on a year of Red Sea chaos and 1,000 days of war in Ukraine
Today is the one-year anniversary of the start of Red Sea crisis as well as being the 1,000th day since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine – two events that have been seismic for shipping. On November 19 last year, Houthi militants stormed the Bahamas-flagged Galaxy Leader,...
https://splash247.com/shipping-reflects-on-a-year-of-red-sea-chaos-and-1000-days-of-war-in-ukraine/
Shipping industry renews call for the Houthis to free crew of the Galaxy Leader car carrier
Tomorrow marks the one-year anniversary of the seizure of the crew of the Galaxy Leader car carrier by Yemeni insurgents. Ahead of this Guy Platten, secretary-general of the International Chamber of Shipping, speaking in Hong Kong has stated: “It seems incredible that a year has passed, and the...
Ship Off Yemen Reports Missile Fell Into Red Sea Nearby
CAIRO, Nov 17 (Reuters) – A ship passing through the Red Sea 25 nautical miles west of Al-Mukha, Yemen, reported on Sunday that a missile had splashed into the sea nearby, the United Kingdom…
https://gcaptain.com/ship-off-yemen-reports-missile-fell-into-red-sea-nearby/
US sanctions Syrian tanker firm
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned 26 companies, individuals, and vessels associated with the Al-Qatirji Company, a Syrian conglomerate responsible OFAC maintains for generating hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for Iran’s Islamic...
Russia’s Oil Fleet and the Floating Armories That Help Keep Profits Flowing
By Alberto Nardelli, Aine Quinn, Ben Bartenstein and Jonathan Browning (Bloomberg) Somewhere off the coast of Eritrea on July 20th last year, the Vernadsky Prospect — stocked with 730,000 barrels…
https://gcaptain.com/russias-oil-fleet-and-the-floating-armories-that-help-keep-profits-flowing/
Egypt reveals $6bn revenue hit as Houthis vow to up campaign against shipping
The Houthis vowed Sunday to keep up their attacks on merchant shipping likely to the consternation of politicians further north along the Red Sea in Egypt. Egypt’s foreign minister Badr Abdel Aati revealed in discussions with International Maritime Organization secretary-general Arsenio Dominguez...
https://splash247.com/egypt-reveals-6bn-revenue-hit-as-houthis-vow-to-up-campaign-against-shipping/
Houthis renew campaign against merchant shipping
The Houthis from Yemen carried out their first ship strikes in 18 days on Monday with three explosions reported near the bulk carrier Motaro which was passing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. The ship and its crew escaped unscathed. The attacks were the first since the US sent in bombers to take...
https://splash247.com/houthis-renew-campaign-against-merchant-shipping/
Washington targets financial backer of the Houthis
Hours after deploying stealth bombers to target Houthi weapons caches across Yemen, the US yesterday announced more sanctions designed to stymie access to capital for the militant group waging a campaign against merchant shipping in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The department of the...
https://splash247.com/washington-targets-financial-backer-of-the-houthis/