US Edition‘All Crew Muslim’: Ships sailing through Red Sea look to dodge Houthi attacks with messages
RED SEA, JUL 11 – Ships use signs declaring all crew Muslim to deter Houthi attacks in the Red Sea amid ongoing regional conflict, reflecting increased security measures for maritime passage.
- On July 12, commercial vessels navigating the southern part of the Red Sea and the strategic Bab al-Mandab passage began displaying information about their nationality and religious affiliation on public tracking systems to prevent attacks by Yemen's Houthi forces.
- These measures follow deadly Houthi attacks this week, including sinking two ships and renewed militant activity since November 2023 tied to solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza.
- Ships added messages such as 'All Crew Muslim,' all-Chinese crew and management, presence of armed guards, and denial of Israeli connections verified by AIS data to reduce targeting risk.
- Despite these efforts, maritime security experts call the actions desperate and unlikely to prevent attacks, as insurance costs for Red Sea shipping have more than doubled this week and risk remains high.
- The ongoing threat from the Iran-aligned Houthis disrupts a critical waterway, forcing shipping firms to apply stricter due diligence on Israel links and contributing to sharply reduced traffic through the strait.
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LONDON, July 12 — Commercial ships still sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting messages about their nationality and even religion on their public tracking systems to avoid being targeted by Yemen’s Houthis after deadly attacks this week by the militia. The Red Sea is a critical waterway for oil and commodities but traffic has dropped sharply since Houthi attacks off Yemen’s coast began in November 2023 in what the Iran-aligned group said …
'All Crew Muslim': ships look to dodge Red Sea attacks with messages
Commercial ships still sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting messages about their nationality and even religion on their public tracking systems to avoid being targeted by Yemen's Houthis after deadly attacks this week by the militia. The Red Sea is a critical waterway for oil and commodities but traffic has dropped sharply since Houthi attacks off Yemen's coast began in November 2023 in what the Iran-aligned group said was in solidarity …
‘All our crew are Muslim,’ fearful Red Sea ships tell Houthis
LONDON: Commercial ships sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting increasingly desperate messages on public channels to avoid being attacked by the Houthi militia in Yemen. One message read “All Crew Muslim,” some included references to an all-Chinese crew and management, others flagged the presence of armed guards on board, and almost all insisted the ships had no
‘All Crew Muslim’: Ships sailing through Red Sea look to dodge Houthi attacks with messages
The Red Sea is a critical waterway for oil and commodities, but traffic has dropped sharply since Houthi attacks in what they said was solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza war.
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