The
Houthi movement hijacks a British
cargo ship operated by a Japanese company and partially owned by an Israeli businessman in the
Red Sea. 25 people are on board from different nationalities, including Ukrainians, Bulgarians, Filipinos, and Mexicans.[7]
On the group's
Telegram channel, Houthi spokesman
Yahya Sarea declares their intention to target ships owned or operated by Israeli companies, or carrying the Israeli flag.[7]
14 December –
Maersk calls for "political action" after a
ballistic missile launched by the
Houthis in Yemen narrowly misses one of their
container ships in the
Bab-el-Mandeb strait. An unknown vessel claiming to be from the
Yemeni Navy also ordered the ship to sail towards the Yemeni coast.[9]
A Norwegian-owned
tanker en route to
Réunion, M/V Swan Atlantic, is attacked in the
Red Sea with the owner of the ship saying that the ship was hit by an "unidentified object" that struck its port side causing a small fire but no injuries.[13]
British
multinationaloil and
gas company
BP suspends all shipments through the Red Sea in response to an increase in
Houthi attacks on commercial vessels.[14]
The
Houthi movement hijacks a British
cargo ship operated by a Japanese company and partially owned by an Israeli businessman in the
Red Sea. 25 people are on board from different nationalities, including Ukrainians, Bulgarians, Filipinos, and Mexicans.[7]
On the group's
Telegram channel, Houthi spokesman
Yahya Sarea declares their intention to target ships owned or operated by Israeli companies, or carrying the Israeli flag.[7]
14 December –
Maersk calls for "political action" after a
ballistic missile launched by the
Houthis in Yemen narrowly misses one of their
container ships in the
Bab-el-Mandeb strait. An unknown vessel claiming to be from the
Yemeni Navy also ordered the ship to sail towards the Yemeni coast.[9]
A Norwegian-owned
tanker en route to
Réunion, M/V Swan Atlantic, is attacked in the
Red Sea with the owner of the ship saying that the ship was hit by an "unidentified object" that struck its port side causing a small fire but no injuries.[13]
British
multinationaloil and
gas company
BP suspends all shipments through the Red Sea in response to an increase in
Houthi attacks on commercial vessels.[14]