Tag: Yemen

On 18th August, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that its forces had successfully intercepted and destroyed a Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle in a region of Yemen under Houthi control.

Sixteen seafarers from Syria and India are stranded in the city of Hodeidah, Yemen, which came under attack from Israeli airstrikes over the weekend, with eight trapped on board the Captain Tarek. 

Yemen is at risk of returning to full-scale war and the international community has a common interest and responsibility to stop this from happening, the United Nations Special Envoy for the country, Hans Grundberg, warned. 

According to UKMTO, on July 14th, Yemen's Houthi rebels reported conducting two military operations: one in the Gulf of Aden and another in Eilat, located at the southern tip of Israel, Reuters highlights.

According to UKMTO, on 9th July, a new attack on a commercial ship has been reported in the Red Sea.

According to Reuters, the EU naval mission safeguarding vessels traversing the Red Sea reported that its frigate, Psara, successfully neutralized two unmanned aerial vehicles in the Gulf of Aden on 7th July.

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has issued a call for contributions of oil pollution response equipment to support operations related to the sinking of MV RUBYMAR in the Republic of Yemen. 

An abandoned tanker that was adrift off the coast of Yemen in June has reportedly vanished and is believed to have sunk. This incident marks the latest loss in the strategically vital Red Sea region, Reuters highlights.

On 1st July, Yemen's Houthi group announced they had conducted military operations targeting four ships in the Red Sea, Arabian Sea, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean, expressing solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported an incident involving a merchant vessel on June 30, 13 nautical miles southwest of Al Mukha, Yemen.