Four Suspected Houthi Attacks Target Ship Off Yemen, Authorities Say August 12, 2024 By Jon Gambrell Four suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the...
Yemen’s Houthis Rebels Attack Portuguese-Flagged Ship in First Deep-Sea Assault May 2, 2024 By Jon Gambrell A Portuguese-flagged container ship came under attack by a drone in the far reaches of the Arabian Sea, corresponding with...
Missiles Fired by Yemen’s Houthi Rebels Damage Panama-Flagged Oil Tanker in Red Sea April 30, 2024 By Jon Gambrell Ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels caused “minor damage” to a Panama-flagged oil tanker traveling through the Red Sea...
Yemen’s Rebels Target Singapore-Flagged Ship in Gulf of Aden March 11, 2024 By Jon Gambrell An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels set off explosions ahead of a Singapore-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Aden, authorities...
Shippers Warned to Stay Away From Iranian Waters as US-Iran Tensions Run High August 14, 2023 By Jon Gambrell Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay...
United Arab Emirates Ends Boycott, Opening Commerce With Israel August 31, 2020 By Jon Gambrell DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —The ruler of the United Arab Emirates issued a decree Saturday formally ending the country’s boycott...
French Oil Tanker Likely Hijacked off Ivory Coast February 5, 2013 By Jon Gambrell A French-owned oil tanker missing off Ivory Coast with 17 sailors on board likely has been hijacked, an official with...
West Africa Waters Among Riskiest Routes for Shippers February 17, 2012 By Jon Gambrell The waters off West Africa’s coast are now a constant danger for those shipping goods and crude oil in the...
Tank in Blast That Killed 3 Not Inspected for More Than 10 Years May 15, 2009 By Jon Gambrell Three men killed when an empty gasoline storage tank exploded in north Arkansas likely died from the impact of the...
Arkansas High Court Denies Class-Action For Union Pacific Lawsuit May 11, 2009 By Jon Gambrell A lawsuit claiming Union Pacific pressured grieving families into settlements after train crashes shouldn’t be a class-action matter, as those...