Commercial ships, which are still sailing through the Red Sea, broadcast reports of their nationality and even religion on their public monitoring systems to target Houthis this week.
The Red Sea is a critical waterway for oil and commodities, but traffic has fallen sharply since Houthi attacks on the Yemen coast began in November 2023 in what the Iranian group said he was in Solidarity with Palestinians in Gaze War.
This week after months of peace sank two ships and its leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi repeated that it would transport goods associated with Israel for any company.
In recent days, more ships of the Southern Red Sea have sailed in recent days, and the narrow Bab al-Mandab Strait has added messages to its AIS public monitoring profiles that can be seen when you click on the vessel.
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The reports included referring to the Celli -Crew and Guarding and marking the presence of armed guards on board.
“All Muslim crews,” she read one message, while others explained that the ships had no connection with Israel, according to AIS Marinetraffic and the LSEG ship.
The maritime security sources said it was a sign of growing despair to avoid attacking the commando Houthi or deadly drones – but they also thought it was unlikely to change it.
The preparation of the Houthi intelligence service was “much deeper and forward”, one source said.
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The vessels in the wider fleets of both ships attacked and sunken Houthis spoke to Israeli ports this week, and transportation analysis has shown.
Maritime security sources have stated that although transport companies must increase the proper care of any tangential connection with Israel before sailing through the Red Sea, the risk of attack was still high.
In March 2024, Houthis hit the Chinese tanker Huang Pu with ballistic missiles, although he said that he would not attack Chinese vessels, the American central command said.
Houthis also focused on trade in Russia.
“Despite the declared suburbs, areas such as the Red Sea and Bab al-Mandab Strait, subscribers, are highly risky,” he said this week this week.
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“The ongoing monitoring and adaptive safety measures are necessary for ship operators.”
The cost of insurance of transport of goods through the Red Sea has more than doubled since the attacks of this week, and some subscribers stopped coverage on some ways.
The number of daily cruises through the Strait, on the southern peak of the Red Sea and the Gulf gate, was 10 July 35 vessels 9.
This is compared to the daily average of 79 cruises in October 2023 before Houth attacks.
“The sailors are the backbone of the global trade and keep countries supplied with food, fuel and medicines. They should not risk their lives to do their job,” a charity charity organization said this week.
(Jonathana Saul’s report, other announcements of RENEE Maltezou, Andrew Cawthorne editing)
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