MSC shipping attacked in the Red Sea. Just when the industry is closely watching Maersk to prepare for the second day of the Red Sea resumption, the Red Sea local time on the evening of December 26, the waters near Yemen once again came the sound of a number of explosions.
From the British Maritime Trade Action Office local time 26 said that day, the agency received two reports of explosions over the Red Sea waters near Yemen.
One of them occurred about 50 nautical miles west of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, where eyewitness vessels said they spotted two drones and then heard two explosions. In the other incident, the witness vessel was located approximately 60 nautical miles from the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, and the vessel reported spotting missiles and hearing explosions in the vicinity.
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MSC shipping attacked when forced through
On the evening of December 26, local time, Yemen’s Houthis issued a statement saying that the Houthis fired missiles at the container ship “MSC United III” in the Red Sea after three warnings were rejected.MSC shipping attacked.
The Houthis said that they will continue to launch attacks on ships whose destination and origin are Israel until humanitarian supplies such as medicine and food can be brought into the Gaza Strip.
The statement also said that Yemen’s Houthis have once again launched drone strikes on the southern Israeli city of Eilat and other places.
MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company confirmed in a statement that its container ship MSC United VIII was attacked on Tuesday while sailing through the Red Sea, according to a new report by Caixin News Agency early this morning. The incident occurred at around 12:25 UTC while the ship was sailing to Pakistan. All crew members are safe, no injuries have been reported and the ship is being assessed.
The attacked MSC United VIII, owned by MSC, the world’s largest container liner company, was a Liberian-flagged vessel with a capacity of 8,208 TEUs, and was attempting to force its way through the Houthi-controlled Bab-el-Mandeb strait on its way to Pakistan.
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The MSC United III was traveling about 60 nautical miles from the Yemeni port of Hodeidah when the missile was suddenly spotted and an explosion was heard, the UK Maritime Trade Operations Office (UKMTO) said in an announcement. Neither the vessel nor its crew were affected by the incident.
Maersk made a public announcement on Dec. 24, saying: “With the implementation of the OPG initiative, Maersk is preparing to allow vessels to resume eastbound and westbound traffic in the Red Sea. Maersk is currently working on a plan for the first vessels to transit and to achieve this goal as soon as possible.
But Maersk also emphasizes that ensuring the safety of its employees is paramount and is Maersk’s top priority when dealing with the challenging situation in the Red Sea/Gulf of Aden region.”
If the effectiveness of the convoys does not guarantee safe passage of the vessels, “Maersk will not hesitate to reassess the situation and once again choose to initiate a diversion program in the interest of seafarers’ safety.”
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