Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Attack Saudi Oil Supertanker in Red Sea

Yemen’s Houthi militant group targeted a Saudi Arabian supertanker sailing through the Red Sea.

Yemen's Houthis struck a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile as part of a maritime blockade of the kingdom.

CAIRO, Aug 24 - Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis said they attacked a vessel off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Yanbu, in comments by the group’s military spokesperson Yahya Saree in a televised speech on Monday.

The plan would aim to provide cheaper cover for vessels transiting the Gulf or Red Sea as a way to keep trade flowing at a time of war.

All crew members were safe and accounted for, and no environmental impact was reported.

Tanker traffic at Saudi Arabia's Yanbu port falls by a third, report says Tanker traffic at Yanbu, Saudi Arabia's main Red Sea oil terminal, has fallen by more than a third since Yemen’s Houthis announced a blockade of Saudi vessels through the Bab al-Mandeb strait on July 20, Lloyd's List Intelligence reports. T