UK Navy Reports Two Vessels Attacked In Red Sea, One DamagedĀ
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels may have launched attacks on two vessels transiting southwest ofĀ Mukha, aĀ port city on the highly contested southern Red Sea.Ā
Bloomberg says the UK Navy has confirmed two attacks on vessels inĀ a series ofĀ headlines hitting the Terminal around 1400 ET.Ā
UK NAVY: REPORTS 2 ATTACKS ON VESSEL SW OF AL MUKHA, YEMEN
There are also reports that one of the vessels is “damaged.”Ā
UK NAVY SAYS ATTACKS RESULTED IN DAMAGE TO VESSEL
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations confirmed an incident 14 nautical miles fromĀ Mukha earlier.Ā
The Houthis, who support the Palestinian terror group Hamas, have been launching drone and missile attacks on Western vessels since November, disrupting a critical maritime chokepoint known as “Bab-el-Mandeb Strait.”Ā
About a week ago,Ā 16 maritime industry associations and social partners co-signed an open letter to the United Nations urgingĀ increased military patrolsĀ on heavily traveled shipping routes.Ā ThisĀ comes after commandosĀ seized a containerĀ ship affiliated with Israel as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz two weeks ago.Ā
We have diligently published notes highlighting how maritime chokepoints across the Middle East are under threat, includingĀ the Suez Canal, Bab-El Mandeb Strait, and Strait of Hormuz,Ā through which a quarter of all global trade flows.Ā
The Red Sea disruption is far from over. The United States and its allies in the West are losing the battle in defending the world’s major shipping lanes, as Biden’sĀ Operation Prosperity Guardian has been an absolute failure.Ā
All of this symbolizes the world fracturing into a multipolar state, one full of chaos. And it will only get worse from here, hence why military spending worldwide is in a massive bull market.Ā
Tyler Durden
Fri, 04/26/2024 – 18:00
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