Four sailors were confirmed dead on Wednesday after Yemen’s Houthi rebels hit a cargo ship in the Red Sea, marking the most lethal attack in the Iran-backed militants’ campaign against vessels in the strategic waterway.
Six out of 25 crew members have been rescued from the Red Sea after Monday’s attack on the Liberia-flagged Eternity C cargo ship, according to the EU’s Aspides naval mission, which protects commercial vessels in the Red Sea. The search for the remaining 15 crew members continues.
The attack, combined with one on a Greek-owned cargo ship at the weekend, marks a revival of the Houthis’ campaign against commercial shipping in the Red Sea. Both ships have sunk after the strikes.