Rescue Crew Navigate Drones and Fire to Salvage Houthi-Hit Ship
- Three seafarers died and several have life-changing injuries
- Ships heading for Duqm in Oman after Djibouti refused entry
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A salvage crew climbing up a fire-ravaged ship lined with barbed wire. A French naval vessel fighting off combat drones. And seafarers navigating through the looming risks of encountering Somali pirates.
These are scenes from a perilous mission that began soon after missiles fired by Houthi militants slammed a 50,000-ton cargo ship on March 6. The journey of the True Confidence as it was attempting to sail through the Gulf of Aden — pieced together by Bloomberg News from interviews, photographs, official statements and ship-tracking data — offers a look at a deadly new era for the international shipping industry.