The Danish shipping firm AP Moller-Maersk announced it was pausing sailing in the Red Sea for 48 hours after the latest attack by Houthi rebels.
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Danish shipping firm AP Moller-Maersk announced it was pausing sailing in the Red Sea for 48 hours after Houthi militants attacked a Maersk ship twice—just days after the company had resumed sailing following a pause prompted by earlier attacks in the region.Key Facts
On Saturday, the Singapore-flagged Maersk Hangzhou was allegedly struck by a missile in the southern Red Sea, according to the U.S. Central Command, and responding Navy ships shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles allegedly fired from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen.
Less than 24 hours later, four Houthi small boats attacked the same ship, firing small arms weapons and attempting to board the vessel, prompting return fire from a contract security team onboard, the U.S. Central Command said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
When U.S. Navy helicopters responded, the boats allegedly fired upon them, and the helicopters “returned fire in self-defense,” sinking three or the four ships and killing the crews, the Central Command said.
