Overview

• Maritime risk firms Diaplous and Ambrey ended their search on July 13 at the vessel owner’s request after rescuing ten seafarers who were evacuated to Jizan, Saudi Arabia.
• Fifteen of the 25 people aboard—22 crew and three armed guards—are still missing, with five presumed dead.
• The Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated Eternity C was sunk on July 8 after two days of Houthi drone and rocket attacks that followed the earlier sinking of the Magic Seas.
• Planet Labs satellite imagery shows oil slicks stretching about 80 kilometers from the Eternity C and 65 kilometers from the Magic Seas, raising environmental concerns for Red Sea ecosystems.
• Houthi claims of capturing crew remain unverified as the U.S. Embassy in Yemen alleges kidnappings and no international naval forces were present during the assaults.