US EditionFour Crew Members Killed After Yemen’s Houthis Strike Cargo Ship in the Red Sea
RED SEA NEAR YEMEN, JUL 9 – The attacks resumed after months of calm, killing four seafarers and reducing Red Sea shipping traffic by half, according to BIMCO maritime group.
- On Tuesday, a Houthi drone and speedboat attack in the Red Sea killed four seafarers, marking the second incident within 24 hours after months of calm.
- The resurgence of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea, prompted by the collapse of Gaza and US-Houthi ceasefires, ended a months-long lull after over 100 ships targeted since November 2023.
- UKMTO reports Houthi militants used sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades to attack the Eternity C, causing significant damage 51 nautical miles west of Hudaydah, Yemen.
- Following the attack, four of the 25 crew members were killed, seven rescued, 14 missing, and the vessel sank on Wednesday morning.
- Renewed Houthi attacks have halved global Red Sea shipping traffic since 2023, prompting seafarers and governments, including the Philippines, to avoid high-risk routes, industry experts say.
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US says Houthis kidnapped survivors of fatal Red Sea ship attack
State Department demands the safe return of 15 missing crew after the Houthis struck and sank the Liberian-flagged Eternity C near Yemen. By David Brummer, World Israel News The United States Mission to Yemen accused Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday of kidnapping crew members who survived the deadly attack on the cargo ship Eternity C earlier this week. The vessel, which sank Wednesday morning, had been sailing under a Liberian flag and was op…
The EU mission "Eunavfor Aspides" confirms the sinking of the "Eternity C" and 19 crew members are still missing.
Six rescued, 15 missing after Yemen's Houthis sink ship in Red Sea, killing four
The six seafarers who were rescued had spent more than 24 hours in the water, security companies involved in a rescue operation said. The Houthis said the attack involved six ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as an unmanned boat
5 Filipino seamen, 1 Indian rescued from attacked cargo ship in Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —Six mariners, five of them Filipinos and an Indian, have been rescued after a deadly attack on a cargo ship that sank off rebel-held Yemen, an EU maritime force said Wednesday, as the search continued for the rest of the crew. The Eternity C, a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier, was badly damaged in the attack in the Red Sea that started on Monday and continued into Tuesday. Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels have not clai…
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