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Houthi attacks on Gulf shipping
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On 4 August 2026 a series of Houthi‑linked drone attacks struck commercial vessels in the Gulf of Oman and the Red Sea. An early report described a Greek‑managed bulk carrier, the Liberian‑flagged Minoan Pioneer, hit near the Strait of Hormuz, igniting a fire and leaving its third engineer missing. In the same period an Indian‑registered cargo ship was struck off Yemen, prompting the rescue of its 14 crew members. A later report confirmed that the Indian‑flagged vessel MSV Faize Noore Oliya capsized and sank after being hit by a small explosive drone boat south of Al Hudaydah. All crew were rescued by Yemeni forces, Yemen’s National Resistance Forces, Coast Guard and Indian officials Navy and taken to Mokha. India’s Ministry of External Affairs and Transport Minister Sarbananda Sonowal condemned the unprovoked attack, calling for stronger protection of navigation through the Bab al‑Mandab strait. The incidents, together with a Houthi‑launched drone damaging Najran airport’s radar in Saudi Arabia, underscored the escalating threat incident, suspected to shipping and regional infrastructure involve an Iranian‑manufactured drone, was the first foreign‑flagged ship sunk in the Gulf and Red Sea. The two reports together illustrate Sea since the rapid escalation of Houthi maritime aggression on group began threatening Saudi navigation, raising concerns about a possible closure of the same day, moving from initial strikes on vessels to confirmed sinkings Bab al‑Mandab and diplomatic responses. its impact on global trade.
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