[News] The Houthis continue their attacks in the Red Sea. Another ship adrift (v2)

(B2) The situation in the Red Sea and the Bab-el-Mandeb Strait remains very tense. And merchant ships continue to come under attack

Sunday (June 23), around 4 a.m. (Sanaa time), the MV Trans World Navigator, a Greek bulk carrier, flying the Liberian flag, was hit by an armed naval drone (UAS). The crew reported minor injuries and moderate damage to the ship, but the ship was able to continue on its way to Egypt. This is the fourth time the ship has been targeted by a Houthi attack

The same day, a distress call came from a ship in position 14°29 053°08' East, 96 nautical miles southeast of Nishtun, Yemen. The ship would have suffered “ a flood impossible to contain. This forced the captain and crew to abandon ship. They were picked up by a support vessel », Explains the British assistance center (UKMTO) in an alert bulletin. The cause of the sinking remains unstated. The abandoned vessel remains adrift at position 14 ̊31' N 053 ̊08' E.

Other attacks have taken place recently, reports US Central Command (CentCom). On Wednesday (June 19), two USVs were destroyed on Wednesday (June 19) in the Red Sea. On Thursday (June 20), four USVs in the Red Sea and two UAS were destroyed over the Red Sea. No injuries or damage were reported.”

On Sunday (June 16), at 01:32 UTC, a merchant ship was targeted by two missiles in the Red Sea. The merchant ship was not hit. At 02:02 Zulu, the same day, the merchant ship reported two explosions (probably two ABSM anti-ship missiles) near the starboard side. No injuries or damage were reported.

On the other hand, the bulk carrier Tutor, owned by a Greek company flying the Liberian flag, with a Filipino crew on board, attacked on June 12 66 nautical miles southwest of Al-Huaydah, did indeed sink on Tuesday (June 18). Attack which left one of the crew dead (read: [In brief] Houthi fire hits two ships. The Karel Doormans evacuates an injured person).

(Nicolas Gros-Verheyde)