Well, dang.
Two More Ships Struck By Houthi Missiles As Maersk Diverts All Tankers From Red Sea https://t.co/NCENcSRboW
— zerohedge (@zerohedge) December 15, 2023
This couldn’t come at a worse time.
Attacks from Houthi-controlled Yemen struck two Liberian-flagged ships in the Bab al-Mandab Strait on Friday, a U.S. defence official said, underlining the threat to vessels in shipping lanes being targeted by the Iran-aligned group.
Danish shipping company A.P. Moller-Maersk (MAERSKb.CO) said it would pause all container shipments through the Red Sea until further notice. German container line Hapag Lloyd said it was considering a similar move.
A projectile, believed to be a drone, struck one of the Liberian-flagged vessels, the German-owned Al Jasrah, causing a fire but no injuries, the U.S. official said.
Two ballistic missiles were fired in the second attack, one of which…
