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Houthi Strike Near Bab el-Mandeb Kills Foreign Crew and Exposes Global Shipping Weakness

A Houthi-claimed missile attack on a Saudi-managed commercial vessel near the Bab el-Mandeb has killed three crew members, including two Pakistanis and an Indonesian, turning one of the world’s critical sea lanes into a deadly front line. For ship owners, crews and insurers, the question is shifting from route planning to basic survivability in the Red Sea corridor.

A deadly Houthi-claimed strike on a Saudi-managed commercial vessel near the Bab el-Mandeb is turning one of the world’s most important shipping corridors into a killing ground for foreign seafarers, not just a risk map for navies and insurers. Three crew members — reportedly two Pakistanis and an Indonesian — were killed in the attack, underscoring how a regional power contest is landing hardest on the people paid to keep global trade moving. The attack was reported on 11 August by Yemeni Houthi movement channels and regional media citing sources who said the vessel was hit by a missile near the southern entrance to the Red Sea. The Houthis, who…

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