Houthi Attacks in the Red Sea Force More Vessels to Reroute

Politics, Geopolitics & Conflict The conflict in the Red Sea continued unabated this week, with the Houthis targeting Maersk vessels and their U.S. Navy warship escorts through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen. The Houthis, looking to score some additional credibility, claimed to have directly hit the U.S. warship escorts - a claim that was denied by U.S. Central Command. The vessels were targeted, but there were no direct hits. Maersk has been rerouting most vessels to avoid the Red Sea, with a single remaining class of vessel…