Saudi vessel attacked in Red Sea, national shipping company confirms following Houthi claims
The Houthis have carried out attacks on Saudi oil facilities and shipping in the Red Sea in recent weeks, and they claimed to have targeted Saudi oil giant Aramco facilities in Yanbu in July.
The Saudi Amzan ship was attacked in the Red Sea on Monday, according to Bahri, the national shipping company of Saudi Arabia. All crew members were reported to be safe with no injuries. This attack follows claims by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis earlier on Monday, stating they attacked a vessel off Saudi Arabia's port city of Yanbu.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) agency also reported a tanker was struck by an unknown projectile 63 nautical miles west of Yanbu, with all crew accounted for and no environmental impact reported. Yanbu is Saudi Arabia's main Red Sea oil port, handling millions of barrels a day, and has become a crucial route for Saudi oil bypassing the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.
The Houthis have disrupted shipping from Yanbu since declaring a blockade on Saudi-linked vessels in the Red Sea last month and have carried out attacks on Saudi oil facilities and shipping in the Red Sea in recent weeks.
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