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Sunday, December 31, 2023
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Sunday, December 31, 2023
Maersk pauses Red Sea shipping for 48 hours after Houthi attacks on vessel
Containers of Danish shipping and logistics company Maersk are seen in Copenhagen, Denmark, on September 14, 2023. (Sergei Gapon/AFP)
Maersk has paused all sailing through the Red Sea for 48 hours, the shipping giant says after Iranian-backed Houthis attacked a container vessel.
The Houthis have repeatedly targeted vessels in the vital Red Sea shipping lane with strikes they say are in support of Palestinians in Gaza, where Israel is battling the terror group Hamas.
US Navy helicopters sank three of four small boats used by the Houthis to attack the Maersk Hangzhou vessel in the southern Red Sea late on Saturday, the US military said.
The crew onboard the Maersk ship reported a flash on deck when the vessel was 55 nautical miles southwest of Al Hodeidah, Maersk said.
