Houthis Mount Biggest Month of Attacks on Ships This Year
- There were 16 incidents in June, naval forces’ report shows
- One ship sank last month as Houthi attacks ramped up
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Yemen’s Houthi rebels conducted the largest number of attacks on commercial ships so far in 2024 in June, fresh proof that the group’s threat to trade intensified in recent weeks.
There were 16 confirmed attacks on ships in June, according to figures published by the naval forces operating in the region. That’s the most for any single month in 2024, and was only eclipsed in December when more vessels were still sailing through the region. Separate figures published by the Washington Institute show a similar trend.