Update: Bulker MV Rubymar Sinks After Being Struck by Houthi Missile Almost Two Weeks Ago

On Sunday, February 18th, anti-ship ballistic missiles, launched by Houthi rebels from Yemen, struck the MV Rubymar, a  32,211 DWT, Belize-flagged, UK-owned, and Lebanese-operated bulk carrier in the Gulf of Aden near the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The attack caused sufficient … Continue reading

Update: Final Disposal of FSO Safer Stopped by Houthi Crisis in Red Sea

The current shipping crisis in the Red Sea, precipitated by Houthi drone and missile attacks, has stopped the final disposal of the decrepit FSO Safer, a floating oil storage and offloading vessel, moored in the Red Sea north of the … Continue reading

Houthi Missiles Hit Bulk Carriers Off Yemen; US Retaliatory Air Strikes Continue

Houthi anti-ship missiles struck two more commercial ships in the Red Sea off Yemen in the last two days. There were no reports of injuries on either ship. On Tuesday, the Greek-owned 57,000 DWT bulk carrier MT Zografia with 24 … Continue reading

US & UK Navies Shoot Down Largest Barrage of Houthi Drones & Missiles To Date

Reuters reports that US and British naval forces shot down 21 drones and missiles fired by Yemen-based Houthis on Tuesday towards the southern Red Sea, with Britain hinting at further measures to protect international shipping lanes. Eighteen drones, two cruise missiles … Continue reading

Update: FSO Safer No Longer an Environmental Disaster Waiting to Happen, Dispute Remains Over Oil

The FSO Safer is now considerably safer. A United Nations operation to transfer more than one million barrels of oil from the decaying floating oil storage vessel into another ship off the coast of Yemen has been completed.  Removal of … Continue reading

FSO Safer — Environmental Disaster Waiting to Happen in the Red Sea off Yemen

For several years, the FSO Safer, a floating oil storage and offloading vessel, moored in the Red Sea north of the Yemeni city of Al Hudaydah, may be an environmental disaster waiting to happen. The ship has been held as … Continue reading