UAE rescues crew of ship sunk by Houthis
The Houthis in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack using gunfire, rockets and explosive-laden remote-controlled boats.
The Magic Seas was taking on water after the attack and remained at risk of sinking, the company's representative, Michael Bodouroglou, had said earlier. The ship had been carrying iron and fertiliser from China to Turkey.
The attack ended half a year of calm in the Red Sea, one of the world's busiest shipping routes, where Houthi attacks from the end of 2023 through late 2024 had disrupted shipping between Europe and Asia through the Suez Canal.
The Houthis launched more than 100 attacks on ships in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and the Bab al-Mandab Strait that links them, in what they described as solidarity with the Palestinians after war erupted in Gaza in October 2023.
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