Further attacks against shipping in the lower Red Sea have been reported, though some details remain sketchy. Initial reports said the crude oil tanker named Amjad (IMO 9779800) owned by Saudi interests,

The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen’s Houthis is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.

Both vessels were laden with crude oil, with the Amjad carrying about two million barrels of oil, according to the U.S. military statement, which described the attacks as ‘reckless acts of terrorism b

Dubai, United Arab Emirates — An attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels targeted an oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, as a second ship nearby also came under fire. Both attacks were near where crews hope to salvage a tanker loaded with oil and still ablaze after another assault by the group.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels attacked two crude oil tankers - the Saudi-flagged Amjad and the Panama-flagged Blue Lagoon I - in the Red Sea on Monday, the US military said, calling the assaults "reckless acts of terrorism".

Suspected attacks by Yemen's Houthi militants targeted two ships in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, near where crews hope to salvage a tanker loaded with oil and still ablaze after another assault by the group.

Yemen's Houthi rebels have attacked a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea, as a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker ship also allegedly came under fire from the group.

Gaza Ten months into the Houthi blockade of the Red Sea, industry experts are again asking if the Iran-backed militia has defeated two international naval coalitions trying to keep open the vital shipping route through which about $1 trillion of goods pass every year.