Houthi rebels have escalated their maritime attacks, targeting shipping lanes in the Red Sea and expanding their operations into the Indian Ocean. A series of incidents involving missile and drone strikes on commercial and military vessels have been reported. The attacks include firing at a ship 80 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah, threatening a wider campaign, and specifically targeting shipping bound for the Cape of Good Hope with a new 'hypersonic missile'. A missile launched at a ship in the Red Sea caused no damage, but the Iran-backed rebels have threatened to expand their harassment campaign. The UK Navy and British maritime security firm Ambrey have reported multiple incidents, including two explosions near a Marshall Islands-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tanker off the coast of Yemen's port city of Hodeidah. The Yemeni Navy also targeted an Israeli ship and an American destroyer in the Red Sea with missiles and UAVs. These attacks have disrupted global trade and could signify a major escalation in the regional shipping conflict, in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza war, marking three merchant vessel attacks in the past two days, and an explosion 85 nautical miles east of Aden.
🚨 According to the UKMTO, last night, a LPG-tanker vessel “MADO” was targeted by a missile, southeast of Yemen’s Aden. https://t.co/hZckyKnrFL
A vessel sailing off southern #Yemen has reported an explosion nearby, a British maritime security agency says, the latest incident as #Houthi militia has attacked shipping on the vital Red Sea route. https://t.co/cXOIlEqhAi
Britain's Maritime Trade Authority reports an explosion near a ship off the coast of Yemen https://t.co/MiMxPrLiDM
A vessel sailing off southern Yemen reported an explosion nearby on Sunday, a British maritime security agency said, the latest incident as Huthi rebels have attacked shipping on the vital Red Sea route. Read more: https://t.co/p7qaNHF7xS https://t.co/ssgxM65Qk3
UKMTO has received a report of an incident 85NM east of Aden, Yemen. https://t.co/DKEgvqGyES
British Maritime Authority: Report of an accident at sea 85 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen https://t.co/EH48rRHuyi
British Maritime Authority: An explosion near a commercial ship 85 nautical miles east of Aden, Yemen
Explosion reported near ship off Yemen coast, UKMTO says https://t.co/b2krFO74Bf https://t.co/2i12LVzxzT
Houthi militants claim to have carried out drone and missile strikes on US and Israeli vessels passing through the Indian Ocean, in what could be a major escalation of the regional shipping conflict https://t.co/iCL86Bvqxb
Yemen announced an attack on an Israeli ship and an American frigate Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesperson Yahya Sari: In the Red Sea, we attacked an Israeli ship and an American frigate with missiles and UAVs. The Yemeni armed forces have expanded the range of operations against… https://t.co/mHZGzrL8Pg
#Yemen 💥The Yemeni Navy targeted the Israeli ship Pacific-01 in the Red Sea with a number of missiles. Additionally, Yemeni drone forces conducted suicide drone attacks against an American destroyer in the Red Sea. https://t.co/l9besIRfOq
Ambrey says fuel tanker in Red Sea attacked, two explosions reported #oott https://t.co/6wKyiM2Gc7
🔴 AMBREY REPORTS: FIRST EXPLOSION SEEN 1M OFF TANKER'S PORT BOW, SECOND OBSERVED 40 MINUTES LATER
A Marshall Islands-flagged liquefied petroleum gas tanker reported two explosions near the ship as it travelled off the coast of #Yemen’s port city of Hodeidah, the third merchant vessel attack in the past two days, British security firm Ambrey says. https://t.co/VNZdIHaljm
Houthis Claim First Attack in Indian Ocean | 3 Missiles Launched on 2 Israel-linked Ships | Watch https://t.co/wYARl2VaXW
Fuel Tanker In Red Sea Attacked, 2 Explosions Reported: Maritime Security Firm https://t.co/au3YbYuEi4
ICYMI: British maritime security firm Ambrey and the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) report an incident near #Yemen’s Hodeida where Houthis continue to attack shipping lanes in solidarity with Palestinians in the #Gaza war. https://t.co/VNZdIHaljm
⚡️| 🌍 BIG SUMMARY of all resistance operations today, March 15 (2024), against (US)-israeli forces: — 🇾🇪 Yemeni Armed Forces: 🔻Targeted the Israeli “Pacific 01” ship in the Red Sea with a number of anti-ship missiles. 🔻Targeted an American destroyer in the Red Sea with a… https://t.co/T4PbVX8IBB
🔴 AMBREY REPORTS: FIRST EXPLOSION SIGHTED 1M OFF TANKER'S PORT BOW, SECOND OBSERVED 40 MINUTES LATER
🔴 AMBREY REPORTS TWO 'EXPLOSIONS' ON MARSHALL ISLANDS-FLAGGED LPG TANKER NEAR YEMEN'S HODEIDAH
UK NAVY: MASTER OF A MERCHANT VESSEL REPORTS AN EXPLOSION
UK NAVY: EXPLOSION A DISTANCE OFF VESSELS STARBOARD BEAM
🚨Preliminary reports about an attack targeting a ship, west of Yemen’s Hudaydah, in the Red Sea. If I’m not mistaken, this is the deepest attack in the Red Sea so far, I’m not entirely sure though. https://t.co/bLtrfvPTA2
UK NAVY GETS REPORT OF INCIDENT 65NM WEST OF HUDAYDAH
British maritime security firm Ambrey says that a vessel was reportedly targeted approximately 80 nautical miles northwest of #Yemen’s Hodeida. https://t.co/VNZdIHaljm https://t.co/tmYCJlHQft
Ambry Maritime Security Company: A ship was attacked 80 nautical miles northwest of Hodeidah, Yemen, and the crew is fine. https://t.co/4nJYH4aw0A
A missile launched Friday by Yemen's Huthis at a ship in the Red Sea caused no damage, as the Iran-backed rebels threatened to expand their harassment campaign which has disrupted global trade. ⬇️ https://t.co/bHTAeknN1l
Houthis expand Red Sea operation, warn new 'hypersonic missile' will target Cape of Good Hope bound shipping - https://t.co/xvJZwa7vnf
Houthis fire at ship off Yemen as they threaten wider campaign https://t.co/WOXRmlerG7