Four seafarers on the Liberian-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier Eternity C were killed in a drone and speedboat attack off Yemen, an official with knowledge of the issue said yesterday, the second incident in a day after months of calm.
The deaths on the Eternity C, the first involving shipping in the Red Sea since June 2024, bring the total number of seafarers killed in attacks on vessels plying the Red Sea to eight. Eternity C, with 22 crew members on board, was attacked with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades fired from manned speed boats, maritime security sources told Reuters.
The ship was now adrift and listing, the sources said. Hours before the latest attack, the Houthis had claimed responsibility for a strike on another Liberia-flagged, Greek-operated bulk carrier, the MV Magic Seas, off southwest Yemen on Sunday, saying the vessel sank. All crew on the Magic Seas were rescued by a passing merchant vessel.
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