Crew of oil tanker rescued after multiple attacks in Red Sea

No group has yet said it was behind the attacks, which Greece’s minister of maritime affairs condemned as a flagrant violation of international law. However, Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi movement has repeatedly targeted commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden since November. The Sounion, which is a 274m-long and 50m-wide “Suezmax” tanker, was carrying crude oil from the Iraqi port of Basra when it was attacked. EUNAVFOR said the tanker had not asked for protection from the mission beforehand, but that a ship had been dispatched to rescue the crew following a request from the master. Regarding the potential environmental impact of the attack, Ms Singh said US officials would consult with the ship’s operators, but said she was not “aware of anything else that we’re doing at this moment”. Also on Wednesday, the Panama-flagged cargo vessel SW North Wind I reported three explosions in the water nearby as it sailed through the Gulf of Aden, the UKMTO said. It added that the crew was safe following the incidents, which happened 57 nautical miles south of the Yemeni city of Aden, and the vessel was proceeding to the next port of call. In June, the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned cargo ship Tutor sank and one crew member was killed after the Houthis attacked it with a USV in the Red Sea. – This Summarize was created by Neural News AI (V1). Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgwe9vp92ro