2024-01-17 08:22:12
(CNN)– The US Department of Transportation issued an alert to US commercial ships on Monday, advising them to stay away from the southern part of the Red Sea until further notice.
The Malkin Maritime Administration warned that “there is still a high degree of risk” facing ships crossing the southern Red Sea, including the possibility of “retaliatory attacks” by the Houthi group in Yemen.
Officials advised that although the decision is ultimately up to companies and individual-owned vessels, US-flagged and US-owned commercial vessels are “advised” to avoid the area “until further notice.”
The alert provided coordinates advising ships to stay north of Yemen in the Red Sea and east of most of Yemen in the Gulf of Aden.
A previous warning was issued last week after US-led forces carried out strikes against Houthi facilities in Yemen, advising ships to avoid the area until January 19.
This timeline has now been extended indefinitely.
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