11 month agoThe Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG 58) transits the Suez Canal, Dec. 18. Laboon is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations to help ensure maritime security and stability in the Middle East region
Houthi group: We are developing our military capabilities to overcome any obstacles to our operations in the Red Sea
Bloomberg, according to informed sources: The United States and its allies are studying possible military strikes against the Houthis in Yemen
Nineteen nations have actually signed on to the new maritime task force focused on countering Houthi attacks on commercial shipping — Operation Prosperity Guardian — but most of them don't want to put their names to the move, a senior administration official told today
The White House: The Houthis are exploiting navigation in the Red Sea, and we will work with partners to protect the ships
US National Security Council spokesman: The Houthis are focusing on targeting commercial ships
Minister Blair announced that Canada will participate in Combined Maritime Forces’ OpPROSPERITYGUARDIAN, to protect the free flow of commerce and safety of navigation into the Red Sea and Western Gulf of Aden
Pentagon: Houthi attacks pose a threat to the freedom of global trade
British Ministry of Defence: The security situation in the Red Sea is deteriorating
Houthis spokesman: The American position will not affect our operations in the Red Sea
UKMTO incident 16: UKMTO has received a report of an incident 80NM northeast of
DJIBOUTI. Authorities are investigating.
Defense Secretary Austin announced a new international task force to protect shipping from Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. The group will be called Operation Prosperity Guardian and includes the UK, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain
The US Secretary of Defense says that the participating countries will carry out joint patrols in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden
US Secretary of Defense: We announce a multinational operation to protect trade in the Red Sea in the wake of the Houthi attacks
The US Secretary of Defense announces the formation of a naval force to confront Houthi threats in the Red Sea
11 month agoUKMTO has received a report of Uncrewed Aerial System (UAS) in the vicinity of position 1208N 04418E, 84nm East of Djibouti. Master reports 2 UAS circling the vessel several times at a distance of 50 metres before disappearing.
Houthi leader threatening oil fields in Saudi Arabia and the UAE if they are part of the coalition that "threatens Yemen"
The destroyer the USS Laboon has now entered the Red Sea, per DOD official. She joins the USS Mason and USS Carney, which have been shooting down Houthi drones for weeks
11 month agoUnited Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations has received a report of an attempted attack in the vicinity 63NM North West of Djibouti.
Vessel was approached by 5 small boats containing armed personnel. The attempted attack was likely deterred by nearby coalition forces.
The Pentagon is expected to announce tomorrow the formation of Operation Prosperity Guardian, a new task force to protect shipping from Houthi attacks in the Bab Al-Mandeb Strait and Red Sea, per DOD official
The Houthis claim to have carried out attacks against two civilian ships, namely the "Swan Atlantic" and the "MSC Clara"
11 month agoUnited Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations has received a report of an incident 24NM South East of port Mokha, Yemen. Master reports one craft with several armed personnel onboard was approaching the vessel position 130906N 0430307E. Warning shots were fired by vessel AST to the craft's side. Craft changed course away from vessel.
Evergreen Shipping Company announces that it will temporarily stop accepting the transportation of Israeli goods
Oil giant BP is suspending all shipping through the Red Sea due to the "deteriorating security situation". It comes after major shipping firms Maersk, Hapag-Lloyd & CMA CGM Group all decided to pause shipping through there amid Houthi rocket/missile/drone attacks on vessels
The UAE is pushing for U.S. military action and wants the U.S. to re-designate the IRGC militants-backed Houthis as an FTO according to a Yemeni official backed by Abu Dhabi. But Saudi Arabia is not
U.S. military official: “We are aware of reports and can confirm that on Dec. 18, at approximately 9 am(Sanaa time) the M/V SWAN ATLANTIC was attacked by multiple projectiles and that the USS Carney responded to the distress call in Southern Red Sea.”
UKMTO has received a report of an incident in the vicinity of the Bab El Mandeb, 30nm South of port Mokha, Yemen. Master reports a possible explosion in the water 2NM off one of the vessels quarters.
Authorities are investigating.
Chairman of the Suez Canal Authority: 55 ships have been redirected through the Cape of Good Hope since November
@SECDEF will announce Operation Prosperity Guardian next week, an international effort to protect Red Sea shipping, US military official tells. Today, USS Carney downed 14 Houthi drones while HMS Diamond downed 1, all part of same wave
HMS Diamond, one of the Navy's most advanced warships, swiftly intercepted and neutralised a potential threat to merchant vessels in the Red Sea using a Sea Viper missile.
