The United States is expected to announce on Friday the deployment of a "special upgraded multinational task force" in the Red Sea to deter Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, from further attacks on ships, media reported, citing two Israeli and US officials.
The report cited a senior Israeli official as saying that the task force would not escort ships in the Red Sea, but its presence would make it easier to respond to threats.
The media also cited US officials as saying that the Biden administration has recently sent several messages to Houthi rebels via a number of channels warning them to stop attacks on ships in the Red Sea and against Israel.
Houthi rebels fired a ballistic missile from Yemen towards a commercial container ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb strait but there were no injuries, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.
Bulgarian dry cargo ship Ruen is believed to have been seized off the coast of Yemen, Bulgarian broadcaster BNT reported Thursday, citing the shipping company.
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The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency said in an advisory on Friday that it was investigating reports of an incident 50 nautical miles north of the Yemeni port of Mokha.
ReplyDeleteIt advised ships to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity.