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Vessel tracker live12/16/2023 The Houthis have repeatedly threatened to target Israeli ships in the waters off Yemen. As Israel expands its devastating campaign against Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip following the militant group’s unprecedented attack on southern Israel, fears have grown that the military operations could escalate into a wider regional conflict. Since 2019, a series of ships have come under attack at sea as Iran began breaking all the limits of its tattered nuclear deal with world powers. Navy has stationed multiple ships in the sea since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on Oct. The Red Sea, stretching from Egypt’s Suez Canal to the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait separating the Arabian Peninsula from Africa, remains a key trade route for global shipping and energy supplies. It later cited a security officer with the ship’s company saying the vessel had been taken to Hodeida. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which provides warnings to sailors in the Persian Gulf and the wider region, put the hijacking as having occurred some 150 kilometers (90 miles) off the coast of Yemen’s port city of Hodeida, near the coast of Eritrea. Ships are supposed to keep their AIS active for safety reasons, but crews will turn them off if it appears they might be targeted or to smuggle contraband, which there was no immediate evidence to suggest was the case with the Galaxy Leader. It had its Automatic Identification System tracker, or AIS, switched off, the data showed. The vessel had been in Korfez, Turkey, and was on its way to Pipavav, India, at the time of the seizure reported by Israel. Satellite tracking data from analyzed by the AP showed the Galaxy Leader traveling in the Red Sea southwest of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, more than a day ago. personnel, and there were no casualties or damage to the ship. The officials said the crew took action to ensure the safety of U.S. The ship shot down the drone over the water. 15 the USS Thomas Hudner, another destroyer, was sailing toward the Bab-el-Mandeb strait when the crew saw a drone, reported to have originated in Yemen. The USS Carney, a Navy destroyer, intercepted three land attack cruise missiles and several drones that were launched by Houthi forces toward the northern Red Sea last month. warships have intercepted missiles or drones from Yemen that were believed to be headed toward Israel or posing a threat to American vessels. Israeli media blamed it on Iran at the time. A ship linked to him experienced an explosion in 2021 in the Gulf of Oman. Ungar told The Associated Press he was aware of the incident but couldn’t comment as he awaited details. However, ownership details in public shipping databases associated the ship’s owners with Ray Car Carriers, founded by Abraham “Rami” Ungar, who is known as one of the richest men in Israel. Israeli officials insisted the ship was British-owned and Japanese-operated. Netanyahu’s office condemned the seizure as an “Iranian act of terror.” The Israeli military called the hijacking a “very grave incident of global consequence.” The Houthis said they were treating the crew members “in accordance with their Islamic values,” but did not elaborate on what that meant. Chief Cabinet Secretary Hirokazu Matsuno said the Japanese government was doing its utmost for an early release of the crew through negotiations with Houthi rebels, while also communicating with Israel and cooperating with the governments of Saudi Arabia, Oman and Iran.
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