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The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower leaves the Red Sea as Houthi attacks continue

5:14pm June 22, 2024

by Juliana Kim

The Eisenhower led a task force in response against Houthi attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt will deploy to the region to maintain a presence.

This satellite image taken by Maxar Technologies shows the Belize-flagged ship Rubymar in the Red Sea on Friday. The Rubymar, earlier attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels, has sunk after days of taking on water, officials said Saturday.

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Cargo ship sinks in Red Sea nearly 2 weeks after being hit by Yemen's Houthi rebels

9:22am March 02, 2024

by The Associated Press

The Belize-flagged Rubymar was the first vessel to be fully destroyed as part of the rebels' campaign over Israel's war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

Houthi fighters march during a rally of support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and against the U.S. strikes on Yemen, outside Sanaa, on Jan. 22.

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China is mostly quiet on Houthi attacks in the Red Sea

10:44am February 23, 2024

by Jackie Northam

China's charting its own course, distancing itself from the U.S. in the Middle East, refusing to condemn the Houthis and looking to capitalize on ties with regional players to help solve the crisis.

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The Galaxy Leader cargo ship was seized by Houthi fighters in the Red Sea in late November. The Bahamas-flagged, British-owned Galaxy Leader, operated by a Japanese firm but having links to an Israeli businessman, was headed from Turkey to India when it was seized and rerouted to the Yemeni port of Hodeida.

As Houthi attacks on ships escalate, experts look to COVID supply chain lessons

7:27am January 20, 2024

by Scott Neuman

Shipping experts hope lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Suez Canal disruption in 2021 and Somali pirate attacks more than a decade ago will mitigate widespread problems this time.

Houthi fighters and tribesmen stage a rally against U.S. and U.K. strikes on Houthi-run military sites near Sanaa, Yemen, on Sunday, Jan. 14, 2024.

U.S. military launches another barrage of missiles against Houthi sites in Yemen

8:33pm January 17, 2024

by The Associated Press

The strikes were launched from the Red Sea and hit more than a dozen sites. They follow an announcement that the U.S. has put the Houthis back on its list of specially designated global terrorists.

U.S. Navy ships travel through the Bab al-Mandeb strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden and the Indian Ocean, in August.

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Yemen's Houthis launch their largest Red Sea aerial attack, but no damage is reported

12:52pm January 10, 2024

by The Associated Press

Drones and missiles targeted shipping in the sea, but ships from the U.S. and British navies shot down the projectiles. No damage was reported. The rebels say they aim to stop Israel's war on Hamas.

U.S. forces say they killed the boat crews in a Houthi ship attack in the Red Sea

4:17pm December 31, 2023

by The Associated Press

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

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin makes a joint statement with Israel Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant, after their meeting about Israel's military operation in Gaza, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Monday, Dec. 18, 2023.

Pentagon announces new international maritime protection force for the Red Sea

5:19am December 19, 2023

by The Associated Press

The U.S. and other nations are creating a force to protect ships transiting the Red Sea that have come under attack from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin announced.

Houthi missiles strike commercial ships in Red Sea, while U.S. warship downs drones

8:54pm December 03, 2023

by The Associated Press

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels launched a series of attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, as well as launching drones and missiles targeting Israel as it wages war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.