Red Sea crisis

1 day ago - On 10 December 2023, the French Navy's frigate Languedoc, operating in the Red Sea, intercepted two drones launched from Hodeida, a Houthi-held port. On 11 December 2023, the Norwegian oil tanker Strinda, fell victim to an overnight air attack, causing a fire on board.

March 7, 2024 - A Houthi ballistic missile attack on a commercial ship in the Gulf of Aden resulted in fatalities among the crew members, a US official told CNN, marking the first time that the Iran-backed militant group has killed anyone as part of their ongoing attacks on ships transiting the Red Sea.

March 15, 2024 - The Houthi rebels have launched attacks on over 40 ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.

December 31, 2023 - Hours before the attack on the container ship, the U.S. military said it had shot down two missiles fired toward the same ship

March 7, 2024 - Three people were killed in a Houthi attack against a civilian merchant ship on Wednesday, U.S. authorities said.

March 7, 2024 - India's navy evacuated all 20 crew from a stricken vessel in the Red Sea on Thursday, after a Houthi attack killed three seafarers in the first civilian fatalities from the Yemeni group's campaign against the key shipping route.

Militants are using a combination of weapons in their extensive arsenal to target commercial ships.

March 7, 2024 - A Houthi missile attack killed three seafarers on a Red Sea merchant ship on Wednesday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said, the first fatalities reported since the Iran-aligned Yemeni group began strikes against shipping in one of the world's busiest trade lanes.

March 7, 2024 - Attacks in the Red Sea area have unfortunately resulted in the most feared upon escalation: the death of innocent seafarers.

2 days ago - On a warm spring night in Athens, shortly before midnight, a senior executive at a Greek shipping company noticed an unusual email had landed in his personal inbox.

February 22, 2024 - How Houthi attacks on one of the world’s main maritime trade routes have impacted international trade.

January 12, 2024 - The United States and Britain carried out strikes from the air and sea against Houthi military targets in Yemen in response to the movement's attacks on ships in the Red Sea.

March 6, 2024 - A suspected attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a ship in the Gulf of Aden caused “fatalities” Wednesday on board the True Confidence, a Barbados-flagged vessel that was no longer under the command of the crew.

4 days ago - These are monthly timelines of the Red Sea crisis, which began on 19 October 2023. On 8 October 2023, the day after the Hamas attack on Israel, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin directed the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean in response.

June 7, 2024 - Examining the economic costs and geopolitical stakes surrounding Houthi attacks against global shipping in the Red Sea.

June 12, 2024 - The US military says the Greek-owned ship was hit by sea drone launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen.

July 1, 2024 - The Iran-backed rebels have seen a string of successful attacks this month, striking a number of commercial vessels and even sinking one of them.

1 week ago - The Houthis of Yemen have attacked U.S. warships and commercial vessels in the Red Sea since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.