Two Saudi Crude Tankers Turn Around After Houthi Threats
The Houthis said ships loading or discharging Saudi oil could be targeted, and ship-tracking data showed at least two tankers turning back.
- Two crude oil tankers, the Xin Long Yang and the Rodos, rerouted toward the Suez Canal on Tuesday after the Houthi movement announced a naval blockade targeting Saudi Red Sea ports.
- The group declared the maritime embargo on Monday, claiming it as a retaliatory response to Saudi Arabia's long-standing blockade of Yemen's ports and airports.
- Shipping data indicates the vessels were transporting about 2 million barrels of crude to China and 700,000 barrels to India, while threats warned that ships using Saudi terminals could face attack.
- British maritime security firm Ambrey advised vessels to reconsider transiting the region, while industry sources reported war-risk insurance premiums for Saudi ports had risen.
- This disruption strains a vital energy corridor used to bypass the Strait of Hormuz, as recent U.S. strikes on Iranian military sites escalate the broader regional conflict.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Kim A-ram = As Yemen's pro-Iranian armed Houthi rebels threaten to blockade the Red Sea, a major crude oil shipping route, oil tankers are turning back one after another...
2 tankers carrying Saudi oil reverse course in Red Sea after Houthi threat
Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, as a widening Middle East conflict disrupted shipping through two of the world's most critical energy chokepoints.
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Houthi supporters rally against the Saudi-led coalition's restrictions on Houthi-controlled areas, which the group describes as a blockade, in Sanaa, Yemen. Photo: Reuters Two oil tankers carrying Saudi crude to Asia reversed course in the Red Sea on Tuesday after threats from Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis, as a widening Middle East conflict disrupted shipping through two of the world's most critical energy chokepoints.
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