Another suspected piracy incident is unfolding — this time in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, as multiple news agencies are reporting that an Israel-linked oil tanker has been boarded by unknown militants.

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As a result companies including BP have stopped sailing through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.

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Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed Sunday's attacks, saying the first vessel was hit by a missile and the second by a drone while in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which links the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden.

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Ryder noted that the coalition forces will conduct patrols in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden to assist commercial ships crossing the international waterway and urge Houthis to cease their attacks.

Source: https://www.siasat.com/20-nations-to-protect-vessels-in-red-sea-gulf-of-aden-from-houthi-attacks-us-2939393/

The Houthis have a decade-long history of harassing and attacking commercial vessels operating in the Gulf of Aden, the Bab al Mandeb Strait, and the Red Sea, and have stepped up attacks on shipping and the U.S. military over the past two weeks.

Source: https://www.longwarjournal.org/archives/2023/12/houthis-target-u-s-warship-commercial-vessels-in-the-red-sea.php?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houthis-target-u-s-warship-commercial-vessels-in-the-red-sea

The new measure will add $1,000 to a common 20-foot container traveling eastbound via the Suez Canal, and $1,500 for one heading west via the Gulf of Aden.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/12/27/shipping-firms-split-on-return-to-red-sea-as-houthi-attacks-continue/