A Greek-owned tanker has reported a third and fourth incident in the past 24 hours off the Yemeni port of Mocha, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) announced. The crew and vessel are safe and continuing to their next station, UKMTO said. The most recent incidents include an attack by an unmanned surface vessel and another by a missile that landed near the ship, UKMTO said.
Yesterday, Thursday, the ship’s captain reported that two small boats approached and fired an anti-tank rocket that exploded near the Liberian-flagged Delta Blue, about 45 nautical miles south of Moha. Each small boat carried four people, UKMTO said. Hours later, another rocket exploded near the tanker, it said.
The management company of the tanker in question is based in Athens, the Reuters news agency notes, citing data from the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).
After a recent hiatus of two weeks, the attacks of Houthi resumed after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniya in Iran, amid fears of a wider regional war. Iran supports the Houthis as part of what it calls a regional “Axis of Resistance.”
Since last November, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have frequently launched attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea region in a show of solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, following the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas.
The Houthi attacks – which have prompted the US and Britain to launch strikes in Yemen – are disrupting international trade, with many companies sending their ships on longer and more expensive voyages around southern Africa to avoid crossing the Red Sea and the Suez Canal.
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