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Maritime Industry Condemns Deadly Red Sea Attacks
Mike Schuler
Maritime Industry Condemns Deadly Red Sea Attacks
Major shipping organizations have issued a joint statement condemning the recent attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that have resulted in seafarer fatalities and renewed security concerns in the...
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Major shipping organizations have issued a joint statement condemning the recent attacks on vessels in the Red Sea that have resulted in seafarer fatalities and renewed security concerns in the region.
The joint industry statement from the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS), BIMCO, European Shipowners | ECSA, INTERCARGO and INTERTANKO highlighted the “callous disregard for the lives of innocent civilian seafarers” after two ships were attacked and later sunk this week.
Four of the 25 crew members aboard the Liberian-flagged Eternity C were killed before the remaining crew abandoned the vessel, which sank Wednesday morning after being attacked on Monday and Tuesday. Six seafarers were rescued after spending more than 24 hours in the water, while 15 remain missing.
The Magic Seas, also flying a Liberia flag, was similarly initially on Sunday, though all 22 crew members were safely evacuated before it sank. Both vessels were operated by Greek firms.
IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez condemned the attacks during the 134th IMO Council session in London, calling them “a renewed violation of international law and freedom of navigation”. He issued an urgent appeal for intensified diplomatic efforts, stating, “I appeal to all of you to step up efforts, because the only way to address these geopolitical conflicts affecting the shipping sector is through constructive dialogue.”
According to the Joint Maritime Information Centre (JMIC), the Magic Seas was attacked by up to multiple small craft employing small arms fire, RPGs, and a missile. The Eternity C was first attacked with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from speedboats, with lifeboats destroyed during the raid. It was hit again with sea drones on Tuesday.
These incidents mark the first recorded attacks since October 2024, ending nearly nine months of relative calm in the strategic waterway. The JMIC assessment indicates both vessels were targeted due to prior Israeli port calls or ownership affiliations with ships making Israeli port calls.
To date, the Houthis have attacked more than 100 ships since November 2023, with four now sunk, at least seven fatalities (including three prior in the campaign), and significant damage to multiple vessels.
Meanwhile, shipping traffic through the region has been down by about 60% compared to historical averages since early 2024.
In response, industry groups joined the IMO Secretary-General in calling on “all stakeholders to uphold the safety and security of innocent civilian seafarers as they pass through this vital waterway, carrying the food, goods and energy the world’s economy relies upon”.
The JMIC is urging all shipping companies operating in the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandeb Strait, and Gulf of Aden to conduct comprehensive risk assessments, including auditing any Israeli port calls within their fleets and evaluating their digital footprints that could make them potential targets.
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A senior Ansarullah official has pledged that the Yemeni armed forces will “rob the Zionists of their sleep” in response to the Israeli regime’s recent aggression against the country.
“The Zionists must go to shelters because whoever violates Gaza and [Yemen] will not have a peaceful sleep,” the deputy head of Yemen’s Ansarullah media office, Nasruddin Amer, said.
Israeli warplanes on Sunday night launched at least 20 airstrikes on Hodeidah in western Yemen.
The Yemeni Armed Forces said in a statement that the Air Force confronted the Israeli aggression on Yemen.
“Gaza is not alone and Yemen will not remain silent in the face of oppression,” he said, adding that the regime “has not been able and will not be able to stop Yemeni strikes deep into the occupied territories.”
Amer underscored that the “operation to support Gaza will only stop if [the Israeli regime’s] aggression stops and its siege is lifted.”
Israeli media reported that at least one Yemeni ballistic missile entered the skies over occupied Palestine after the regime’s airstrikes against the Arab country.
The attack triggered air raid sirens across several settlements, including areas in the occupied West Bank and Al-Quds.
Israel’s main Ben Gurion Airport suspended all flights due to fears of a potential missile impact.
Hizam al-Assad, a member of the political bureau of the Yemeni Ansarullah movement, said in response to the recent Israeli aggression that “no matter how much Israel continues its attacks on our country and damages our vital and service facilities, our people will only become more determined and steadfast in supporting Gaza until the aggression against it stops and the siege is lifted from it.”
As the genocidal war on Gaza intensified, the Yemenis implemented a strategic blockade on vital maritime routes, aiming to hinder the transportation of military supplies to Israel and to prompt the international community to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced that they will continue their attacks until Israel halts its ground and aerial offensives in Gaza, where over 57,300 Palestinians have lost their lives since the war began on October 7, 2023.
“Houthis Vow To ‘Rob Zionists Of Sleep“
Yemen’s Ansarullah vows to ‘rob Zionists of sleep’ following Israeli aggression
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A senior Ansarullah official has pledged that the Yemeni armed forces will “rob the Zionists of their sleep” in response to the Israeli regime’s recent aggression against the country.
“The Zionists must go to shelters because whoever violates Gaza and [Yemen] will not have a peaceful sleep,” the deputy head of Yemen’s Ansarullah media office, Nasruddin Amer, said.
Israeli warplanes on Sunday night launched at least 20 airstrikes on Hodeidah in western Yemen.
The Yemeni Armed Forces said in a statement that the Air Force confronted the Israeli aggression on Yemen.
“Gaza is not alone and Yemen will not remain silent in the face of oppression,” he said, adding that the regime “has not been able and will not be able to stop Yemeni strikes deep into the occupied territories.”
Amer underscored that the “operation to support Gaza will only stop if [the Israeli regime’s] aggression stops and its siege is lifted.”
Israeli media reported that at least one Yemeni ballistic missile entered the skies over occupied Palestine after the regime’s airstrikes against the Arab country.
The attack triggered air raid sirens across several settlements, including areas in the occupied West Bank and Al-Quds.
Israel’s main Ben Gurion Airport suspended all flights due to fears of a potential missile impact.
Hizam al-Assad, a member of the political bureau of the Yemeni Ansarullah movement, said in response to the recent Israeli aggression that “no matter how much Israel continues its attacks on our country and damages our vital and service facilities, our people will only become more determined and steadfast in supporting Gaza until the aggression against it stops and the siege is lifted from it.”
As the genocidal war on Gaza intensified, the Yemenis implemented a strategic blockade on vital maritime routes, aiming to hinder the transportation of military supplies to Israel and to prompt the international community to address the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced that they will continue their attacks until Israel halts its ground and aerial offensives in Gaza, where over 57,300 Palestinians have lost their lives since the war began on October 7, 2023.
Rescuers Pull More Survivors From Red Sea as Houthis Hold Crew of Sunken Greek Ship
Reuters
By Renee Maltezou and Jonathan Saul
ATHENS, July 10 (Reuters) – Rescuers pulled three more crew members and a security guard alive from the Red Sea on Thursday, maritime security sources said, a day after Houthi militants sank the Greek ship Eternity C and said they were holding some of the crew still missing.
It was the second Greek bulk carrier sunk this week by the Iran-aligned Houthi militia, shattering months of relative calm off Yemen’s coast, the gateway to the Red Sea and a critical route for oil and commodities to the world.
Many shipping companies have suspended voyages due to the fear of attack. The Houthis are believed to be holding six of the Eternity C’scomplement of 22 crew and three guards, maritime security sources said.
“We remain deeply concerned for the welfare of the crew members in the custody of the Houthis, as well as for those currently unaccounted for,” Ellie Shafik, head of intelligence with UK-based maritime risk management company Vanguard Tech, said. “Their safety and swift release must be a priority for all involved.”
Eternity C was first hit on Monday with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from speed boats. Four people were believed to have been killed in the attacks, maritime security sources say. If confirmed, the deaths would be the first fatalities in the area since June 2024.
Following a second attack on Tuesday morning, the crew were forced to jump into the water. Rescuers have been searching for survivors since Wednesday morning. The vessel’s operator, Cosmoship Management, has not responded to Reuters’ requests for comment.
A total of 10 survivors from the Eternity C have been rescued so far – eight Filipino crew members, one Indian and one Greek security guard. The four people rescued on Thursday morning had spent nearly 48 hours in the water.
“This fills us with more courage to continue to search for those missing, as the Greek vessel operator requested, and shows that our search plan was correct,” said Nikos Georgopoulos, an official at the Greece-based maritime risk firm Diaplous.
Another 11 people are still missing.
The United States’ Mission in Yemen has accused the Houthis of kidnapping crew members and has called for their immediate, unconditional release.
On Wednesday, the Houthis’ military spokesperson said in a televised address that the Yemeni navy had “responded to rescue a number of the ship’s crew, provide them with medical care, and transport them to a safe location.”
FRAUGHT PASSAGE
The Eternity C sank on Wednesday, days after Houthis hit and sunk the Magic Seas, reviving a campaign launched in November 2023 that has seen more than 100 ships attacked in what the group said was solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza war.Both of the vessels hit this week flew Liberian flags and were operated by Greek companies. All crew from the Magic Seas were rescued before it went down.
Some of their sister vessels in the respective fleets had made calls to Israeli ports in the past year, an analysis of shipping data showed.
The number of daily sailings through the narrow Bab al-Mandab strait, at the southern tip of the Red Sea and a gateway to the Gulf of Aden, was 32 vessels on July 9 from 43 on July 1, data from maritime data group Lloyd’s List Intelligence.
The situation has become so fraught that many of the ships sailing on Thursday broadcast public messages referring to Chinese crew and management or armed guards on board, according to ship tracking data on the MarineTraffic platform. One vessel broadcast a message which said it had no relation with Israel.
Search for Eternity C Survivors Called Off as Death Toll Rises in Latest Houthi Attack
Mike Schuler
The search operation for survivors of the Eternity C has been called off, a spokesperson for the ship manager confirmed to gCaptain.com. Ten seafarers have been rescued, another six are believed to have been taken hostage, and nine are now confirmed or presumed dead.
The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier was first attacked on Monday, July 7, with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from speed boats approximately 50 nautical miles from Al Hudaydah, Yemen. Four people are believed to have been killed in the initial assault.
This incident marks the first fatalities in the region since June 2024 and the deadliest attack since the Houthi campaign began in November 2023.
Following a second attack on Tuesday morning, crew members were forced to abandon ship, jumping into the water. The vessel ultimately sank on Wednesday.
“Eternity C had delivered a cargo for the UN World Food Program to Berbera, Somalia and was sailing in ballast condition to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for fuel at the time of the attack,” Cosmoship Management stated in a July 10 release.
Among the 10 survivors rescued from the water were eight Filipino crew members, one Indian, and one Greek security guard. Four of these survivors had spent nearly 48 hours in the water before being rescued on Thursday morning.
On Wednesday, July 9, a Houthi military spokesperson claimed in a televised address that “the Yemeni navy had responded to rescue a number of the ship’s crew, provide them with medical care, and transport them to a safe location.”
The attack on Eternity C occurred just days after Houthis hit and sank another vessel, the Magic Seas. Both ships flew Liberian flags and were operated by Greek companies. All crew from the Magic Seas were rescued before it went down.
According to shipping data analysis, sister vessels in both fleets had made calls to Israeli ports in the past year.
The Eternity C carried 22 crew members and three guards at the time of the attack.
“We understand that the Houthis have picked up some people and we are working through multiple channels as a matter of priority to verify this information,” Cosmoship Management said. The company added that they are “working to make contact with the families of the crew” and “arranging support, including psychological trauma counselling, for our rescued crew.”
The Houthi attacks are part of a campaign launched in November 2023 that has targeted more than 100 ships in solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza conflict. The loss of the Magic Seas and Eternity C mark the third and fourth sinking of the campaign to date, while the death toll has now risen to thirteen.
The Eternity C was built in 2012 and had a deadweight tonnage of 36,830.
Definitely the opposite of the Love Boat.....Man those ship crew signaling their a Muslim crew
“Reports of an incident 30 nautical miles northwest of the port of Mocha in western Yemen!”
An armed boat belonging to the Yemeni Armed Forces Navy reportedly approached a ship in the Red Sea. After a confrontation with the ship's security personnel, the Yemeni forces gained control of the vessel and seized it. The ship is currently headed toward the port of Hudaydah.
If this information is accurate, it would mark the second ship captured by the Yemeni army, following the earlier seizure of the Galaxy Leader.
Greece to Send Salvage Ship to Red Sea After Latest Houthi Attacks
Reuters
ATHENS, July 24 (Reuters) – Greece will deploy a salvage vessel in the Red Sea to assist in maritime accidents and protect seafarers and global shipping, the shipping minister said on Thursday, following attacks on two Greek vessels by Yemen’s Houthi militants this month.
Two Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated cargo ships, Magic Seas and Eternity C, sank off Yemen after repeated attacks by the Iran-aligned militant group.
The strikes on the two vessels marked a resumption of attacks on shipping by the Houthis, who struck more than 100 ships between November 2023 and December 2024 in what they said was a show of solidarity with the Palestinians in the war in Gaza.
Shipping Minister Vassilis Kikilias said the salvage vessel – called Giant and provided by the Hellenic Association of Tugboat Owners – would “support, protect and assist Greek-owned vessels and Greek seafarers”.
All of the crew members from the Magic Seas were rescued by a passing ship.
The crew of the Eternity C had to abandon the ship. Ten were rescued by a privately led mission, but five more are feared dead and the Houthis are believed to be holding another 10 crew members, maritime security sources have said.
Aspides, the European Union naval mission protecting shipping in the Red Sea, did not have assets in the area at the time of the incidents.
Giant is manned by a specialist crew of 14 Greek sailors, has four engines with 16,000 horsepower, and can sail in the most adverse weather conditions, the Shipping Ministry said.
It can participate in search and rescue operations, with accommodation for 40 people, help prevent marine pollution and also has firefighting capacity.
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