Maersk pauses Crimson Sea sailings after Houthi assault on container ship

Iranian-backed Houthi militants attacked a Maersk container vessel, prompting the corporate to pause all crusing by the Crimson Sea for 48 hours, Maersk stated on Sunday.

The assault was the most recent by Houthi militants in Yemen, who’ve been concentrating on vessels in The Crimson Sea to point out their help for Palestinian Islamist group Hamas combating Israel in Gaza.

U.S. Navy helicopters sank three of 4 small boats utilized by the militants to assault the Maersk Hangzhou vessel within the southern Crimson Sea late on Saturday, the U.S. navy stated.

The crew onboard the Maersk ship reported a flash on deck on Dec 30 at round 1830 CET, when the vessel was 55 nautical miles southwest of Al Hodeidah, Maersk stated.

Helicopters from the united statesEisenhower and USS Gravely, responding to misery calls from Maersk Hangzhou, returned fireplace on the Houthi boats in self-defence and sank three of the vessels, with no survivors, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated in a press release.

The fourth boat fled the world, stated the assertion on social media platform X.

The Maersk Hangzhou crew was protected and there was no indication of fireside onboard the vessel that was totally maneuverable and continued its journey north to Port Suez, Maersk stated.

The Singapore-flagged vessel with capability to hold 14,000 containers was en route from Singapore.