Yemen's Houthis say they attacked ship off Saudi Arabia's Yanbu
The tanker crew was reported safe after a projectile hit the vessel and set it ablaze, maritime agencies said.
- On Monday, August 24, 2026, Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed they struck the Saudi-flagged oil tanker Amzan in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile and drones, forcing nearby vessels to flee the area.
- The Houthis recently upended the 2022 UN-brokered truce, pivoting to a 'siege for siege' strategy that imposes a maritime blockade on Saudi-linked shipping to counter ongoing conflict.
- UK maritime agencies reported the vessel was struck by an "unknown projectile" 63 nautical miles west of Yanbu, confirming all crew are safe with no environmental impact reported.
- Simultaneously, the Yemeni Armed Forces reported destroying more than 10 weapons-loaded trucks in the Al-Abr and Al-Wadi'ah areas, though local sources noted civilian vehicles were also burned.
- Saudi Arabia has increasingly relied on Red Sea routes like Yanbu to export oil while traffic through the Strait of Hormuz remains severely disrupted, leaving energy supplies vulnerable.
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The Yemeni Houthi movement attacked a Saudi oil tanker in the Red Sea with a ballistic missile on Monday. That is what the Houthis write…
The Yemeni armed forces affiliated with the Houthi government announced on Monday that they had carried out a series of operations targeting an oil tanker and Saudi military buildups, asserting that the moves were in line with what they described as a decision to impose a maritime blockade on Saudi Arabia and to reinforce the "blockade-for-blockade equation"...
Yemen's Houthis, aligned with Iran, attacked a boat near the Saudi port city of Yanbu, in the Red Sea, said on Monday the group's military spokesman, Yahya Saree, in a televised speech. Read also: Bessen must announce a new U.S. offensive to stifle Iran's economy, threatening 45 oil tankers with fines and confiscating in the middle of the climb in Ormuz Subsequently, Saudi Arabia's national shipping company, Bahri, reported that one of its vesse…
The Saudi Maritime Transport Organization confirmed the attack on the Amzan tanker.
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