Another ship was hit by a missile in the waters of the Gulf of Aden, the area targeted by the attacks Yemeni Houthi militias. The cargo is Greek-owned: the crew was forced to abandon the vessel: at least two dead and six injured.
The bulk carrier True Confidenceflying the flag of Barbados, registered in Liberia and operated by the Greek company Third January Maritime Ltd, had set sail from China bound for Saudi Arabia with around twenty people on board. The attack occurred near Aden, off the coast of Yemen, and caused a fire, were the first reports from the British agency that monitors maritime traffic. The Houthi military spokesman has claimed responsibility for the attack. “We carried out a attack on an American ship in the Gulf of Aden with naval missiles and the hit was accurate. We attacked the American ship after his crew dismissed our warnings. We renew the alert to all ships to respond to the appeals of our naval forces” he said, specifying that operations in the Red Sea and the Arabian Sea will not stop “until the aggression ceases and the siege of the people is lifted Palestinian in Gaza Strip“.
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— United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) (@UK_MTO) March 6, 2024
The first attacks by Yemeni militias against ships believed to be linked to Israel began on November 19th and are causing a sharp drop in transits from the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. On December 18, the United States and Great Britain launched a transit defense operation and struck several Houthi positions. However, so far, without obvious benefits regarding the improvement of traffic safety in the area which, in fact, continued to decrease, pushing ships to circumnavigate Africa with an increase in transport times and costs.
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