The Houthi terrorists fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles at the 'Pinocchio', en route from Jeddah to Suez in the Red Sea, on March 11, 2024. The ship was not damaged but the US responded with six raids against targets in Houthi areas in Yemen. The strikes destroyed an unmanned underwater vessel and 18 anti-ship missiles, which had presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and U.S. Navy ships in the region.
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FRENCH WARSHIP
Western warships and fighter jets shot down at least 28 such objects on March 9, 2024, between 01.00 a.m. and 05.20 a.m. GMT. “No US or coalition navy vessels were damaged in the attack and there were also no reports by commercial ships of damage. The 'Alsace' shot down three drones in the Red Sea. The Danish military announced that its frigate 'Iver Huitfeld' downed four drones, sent by hostile forces from the Houthi movement.
APIRADEE NAREE
The 'Apiradee Naree', while underway in the Straits of Malacca and Singapore (SOMS) on March 6, 2024, at 12.30 a.m., en route from Mangalore to Guangzhou, was boarded by three perpetrators in pos. 1° 7.63' N 103° 51.5' E. Nothing was reported stolen. The ship continued on its way with an ETA as of March 11.
COALITION WARSHIP
HMS 'Richmond' destroyed two targets with Sea Ceptor missiles on March 9, 2024, as the US and its allies came under sustained Houthi attack in the Red Sea in the early morning, successfully repelling yet another illegal attack by the Iranian backed Houthis. No injuries or damage were sustained in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The US military and coalition forces had downed at least 28 Houthi drones in total over the Red Sea on that day, involving unmanned aerial vehicles that presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels, US navy and coalition ships in the region. The Houthi attack was conducted between 1 a.m. and 3.30 a.m. UK time.
ST NIKOLAS
Iran has allowed a crew change from the captured 'St Nikolas', still held off Bandar Abbas. The vessel’s shipmanager, Greece-based Empire Navigation, confirmed in an email that 11 of the 17 remaining seafarers on board the tanker have been released. The 11 Filipino seafarers were due to return home to Manila starting on March 10. Nine of the crew arrived on that day, and two others were due to arrive on March 13. The remaining six seafarers were expected to also return as soon as their replacements arrive. The company expressed its sincere gratitude to our crew for their commendable behaviour and resilience during this trying period, our Manning Agent in Manila and the Department of Migrant Workers for their excellent cooperation. A replacement crew will be arriving at the vessel.