Commodities
Houthi Attacks on Commercial Shipping Ramp Up and Get Deadlier
- Commodities carrier targeted Sunday for the fourth time
- Incidents expose limits of coalition to protect waterways
The MV Tutor in the Red Sea after it was struck by a Houthi drone vessel, on June 12.
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Houthi militants are attacking commercial ships off Yemen with increasing — and sometimes deadly — effectiveness, exposing the limits of a US-led coalition to quell the violence in some of the world’s most important waterways.
The Houthis struck the commodities carrier Transworld Navigator in a suspected drone attack early Sunday, marking the fourth time the vessel has been targeted, according to US Central Command. The ship continued on its path through the Red Sea, following moderate damage and minor injuries to the crew.