Houthi Gunmen Sink Ship in Red Sea Attack
9th July 2025
Two people have died after a suspected attack by Houthi rebels on a Greek-owned vessel in the Red Sea, marking the first fatalities of seafarers in the vital shipping corridor for more than a year.
In the second attack in 24 hours, the Liberian-flagged cargo ship Eternity C came under fire from men in small boats and bomb-carrying sea drones on Monday evening, 50 nautical miles west of the Yemeni capital Sanaa, which is controlled by Iranian-backed Houthis.
Earlier, the rebel group claimed to have sunk a Greek-operated, Liberian-flagged commercial ship named Magic Seas. The Houthi attack on Magic Seas was the first in the Red Sea since December.
While no group has claimed responsibility for the strikes on Eternity C, Yemen’s exiled government and the European Union’s anti-piracy patrol Operation Atalanta blamed the Houthis.