The threat of Houthi missiles and drones has spread across
the Red Sea and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait to Saudi Arabia. Amid these
significant risks, the vessel MT Andrios sailed through the Bab al-Mandeb
Strait carrying 100,000 tons of crude oil.
When the vessel was passing through the narrow strait on
October 22 after loading oil at Yanbu port on October 16, its Automatic
Identification System (AIS), which tracks the vessel’s movements, was switched
off. The onboard radar and external navi...
