Overview

• Armed men fired guns and rocket-propelled grenades at a vessel off Yemen’s Hodeidah port, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported.
• The ship’s security team returned fire during the assault and UKMTO described the situation as ongoing.
• No group has claimed responsibility and investigators have not identified the attackers.
• Authorities say the assault has tested a fragile ceasefire that had largely held in the Red Sea after months of threats from Houthi rebels and regional pirates.
• The corridor handles about 15% of global maritime trade and ongoing security gaps have driven major carriers to reroute around southern Africa.