Tankers Sail Through Red Sea Despite Houthi Blockade
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Sources: Ship paths from Kpler, Houthi-controlled areas from the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute.
But with each hour that passes, uncertainty about the safety of the journey grows. Vessels have been making U-turns, in some cases reversing their courses on trips that were meant to stretch to India, China and other parts of the globe. In at least three instances this week, oil tankers have been attacked in the Red Sea, including one attack reported late Friday.
Note: Path is all reported locations from the Encelia since Sunday, July 19.
Sources: Ship paths from Kpler, Houthi-controlled areas from the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute, pipelines from Global Energy Monitor, ship strike location from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations.
If the blockade succeeds in hampering shipping activity, it will be another blow to global trade already damaged by the widening conflict in the Middle East. As the United States and Iran have escalated their attacks in a war now in its fifth month, the Strait of Hormuz, the narrow waterway next to Iran that had long been the conduit for a fifth of the world’s oil supply, has remained largely cut off.
In recent months, Saudi Arabia has rerouted millions of barrels of oil per day via a pipeline that stretches from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea. Most of that oil makes its way out of the region through the Bab al-Mandab Strait, off the coast of Yemen and near territory controlled by the Houthis.
Note: Ships that turned away from the strait but ultimately transited are not shown.
Sources: Ship paths from Kpler, Houthi-controlled areas from the Critical Threats Project at the American Enterprise Institute.
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