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On Oct 18, 2024, the Houthi terrorists claimed to have targeted the 'MEgalopolis' in the Arabian Sea, stating the ship was targeted using drones for violating the Houthis restriction on entering the Israeli-operated ports, without elaborating on the actual date of the incident. The ship is owned by the American Costamare.Inc and chartered to AP Moller Maersk. It had sailed from Valencia on Sep 24 en route to Salalah.

Almost seven weeks since Houthi terrorists attacked the 'Sounion' in the Red Sea and planted explosives on the ship, setting off a series of fires on the ship's deck, these seem to have been turned off with the risk of a violent environmental disaster having been reduced significantly. Greek firefighters began fighting the fire on the ship on Sep 23. and after a week had some of the deck fires under contro. On Oct 6 it was announced that the firefighting efforts were nearing completion. Most of the fires were extinguished, while the rest were under control. On Oct 7 the 'Sounion''s heat signature no longer appeared on infrared satellite images, just as images taken from a satellite no longer showed smoke from the ship.

The 'St John', en route from Mogadishu to Jebel Ali, came under attack from a long-range drone of the Houthi terroristson Oct 10, 2024. It was unknown whether the vessel was hit and if so whether any damage was caused. The ship was able to continue the voyage, heading for Oman and currently underway in the Arabian Sea. The Houthi terrorists have claimed responsibility for this attack, calling it a part of its attacks on global shipping associated in some way with the Israelis and their war in Gaza.

The 'Torex', en route from Mundra to Qingdao, was boarded by five perpetrators, armed with knives, on Oct 2, 2024, at 1.09 a.m. in the Strait of Malacca and Singapore, about 2,3 nautical miles south of Pulau Cula, in pos. 1° 4'74 N 153° 43'05 E. The intruders stole engine spares and escaped.

On Oct 10, 2024, the 'Olympic Spirit', en route from Jeddah to Muscat, suffered three attacks with unmanned aerial vehicles in the Red Sea. One unknown projectile hit the ship as it was sailing close to the Eritrean coast at 12:10 a.m. GMT, about 70 nautical miles southwest of the port of Hodeidah. The projectile was likely an aerial drone that struck the ship’s bridge, causing light damage on its starboard side. Approximately four hours later, two additional projectiles detonated within 0.27 nautical miles of the vessel’s port side. The master of the vessel reported the tanker was hit by four projectiles, sustaining damage, but no fires or casualties were reported. The crew was reported safe and the vessel was proceeding to its next port of call.