Houthis, Red Sea
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The Houthis have returned with a new tactical playbook after a 230-day pause in their attacks on shipping. In two attacks this week, small boats swarmed a Greek bulker and fired on it with weapons that included rocket-propelled grenades and small arms.
Rescuers pulled six crew members alive from the Red Sea after Houthi militants attacked and sank a second ship this week, while the fate of another 15 was unknown after the Iran-aligned group said they held some of the seafarers.
Magic Seas' was sunk around 51 nm southwest of Al Hudayah, Yemen, days after Israel targeted Houthi-controlled Bahamas-flagged bulk carrier 'Galaxy Leader'
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Maritime security firms launched a mission on Wednesday to evacuate the crew of the Greek-operated Eternity C vessel hit by Houthi militants off Yemen two days ago, sources close to the mission told Reuters.
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