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The 'Sounion' was attacked by two small boats and struck by three projectiles in the Red Sea off Yemen on Aug 21, 2024. There were no casualties reported among the 25 crew members, but the tanker was NUC and has lost the ability to manoeuvre. Initially the ship was approached by two small craft with approximately 15 people aboard. There was a brief exchange of small arms fire 77 nautical miles west of Hodeidah. The distance between the small craft and the merchant vessel subsequently increased to two nautical miles. At 5 a.m. LT, the master reported that two unidentified projectiles had struck the vessel before being hit by a third projectile. Smoke was reported in the engine room as well as one minor injury to a crew member. The ship has since come under a fourth attack and was not in a good condition.

The 'Delta Atlantica' and 'On Phoenix' got under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Aug 13, 2024, although neither reported damage,The Houthis have not claimed responsibility. The vessels and crew in both incidents were safe and proceeding to their next ports of call. The captain of the 'Delta Atlantica' reported three incidents, including two approaches by drone boats, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency and British maritime security firm Ambrey and JIMC. Delta Tankers confirmed reports that the tanker and the crew were safe.

In the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Straits (SS). the barge 'HK 3883', which was towed by the 'HK Tug 3',was boarded by an unknowbn number of perpetrators, while underway northwest of Pulau Bintan on 5 Aug 2024, about 8.5 nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Tondang, Pulau Bintan, in pos. 1° 15' 43 N 104° 11' 5 E. The pirates stole scrap from the cargo.

The 'Delta Atlantica' and 'On Phoenix' got under attack in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen on Aug 13, 2024, although neither reported damage,The Houthis have not claimed responsibility. The vessels and crew in both incidents were safe and proceeding to their next ports of call. The captain of the 'Delta Atlantica' reported three incidents, including two approaches by drone boats, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency and British maritime security firm Ambrey and JIMC. Delta Tankers confirmed reports that the tanker and the crew were safe.

In the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Straits (SS), the 'Aphrodite L', while underway northwest of Pulau Cula on Aug 11, 2024, was boarded by two perpetrators in pos. 1° 4' 8 N 103° 4'28 E, about 2.6 nm northwest of Pulau Cula. Nothing was reported stolen, and there were not injuries.