Houthi attack on small cargo ship in Red Sea kills three crew members: Reuters
The vessel was carrying food supplies and was hit three times, with rescuers also coming under fire as shipping through the strait remains under threat.
- On Tuesday, three crew members were killed in a suspected attack by Iran-backed Houthis on a cargo vessel in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, marking the first fatalities in a Houthi strike on shipping since the Iran war began on February 28.
- The Houthis declared a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia in the Red Sea on July 20, prompting shipping traffic through the strait and Red Sea to fall by more than 50% from preblockade levels.
- Two Pakistanis and one Indonesian person died aboard the Egyptian-owned Tihamah, which departed the Yemeni government-held port of Mokha on Saturday and struck an unknown projectile near Perim Island.
- The Panama-flagged container ship Vela Nova was struck by a missile off Pakistan on Tuesday in a suspected U.S. attack; The Wall Street Journal reported the vessel was hit by a Hellfire missile after evading a U.S. blockade.
- Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz plummeted to just six vessels on Monday from prewar levels of 130 to 140, while Red Sea shipping remains down more than 50%, reflecting widening regional instability.
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Four Crew, Two Rescuers Killed in Houthi 'Double-Tap' Strike on Ship in Red Sea's Bab Al-Mandeb Strait
On Tuesday, an attack by Iran-backed Houthis on the Egyptian-owned cargo ship Tihamah in the Bab el-Mandeb strait resulted in the deaths of four crew members and two Yemeni rescuers. This incident marks the first fatalities in a Houthi maritime strike since the onset of the Iran war on February 28.
Four crew members died in an attack in the Red Sea, Pakistan reported a strike on a ship in the Bab el-Mandeb strait killed four members of the crew of an Egyptian vessel. Off the coast of Pakistan, a rocket hit container ship Vela Nova.
US-Iran War LIVE: Four crew members, 2 rescuers killed in attack by Houthis on cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb
US-Iran War LIVE: The Houthis attacked a cargo ship in Bab el-Mandeb, killing four crew members and two rescuers. Meanwhile, Pakistan interior minister Mohsin Naqvi is in Tehran for talks with Iranian leaders.
Yemen claims 6 killed in Houthi double-tap strike on ship in Red Seas Bab al-Mandeb Strait - The Tribune
Atleast six people were killed in a "double-tap" missile strike on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea's Bab al-Mandeb Strait, the Yemeni government said, blaming Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the attack, CNN reported.
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