In brief
Four more crew members were successfully rescued from the Red Sea following the sinking of the Greek-owned ship, Eternity C, by Yemen's Houthi militia, bringing the total number of survivors to ten. The European Union's maritime security mission revealed the recovery late Wednesday and early Thursday, including three Filipino crew members and a Greek security guard. However, several crew members remain unaccounted for. The attack on Eternity C marks a troubling escalation in the Houthis' ongoing campaign against vessels in these waters, asserted in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid the current Israel-Hamas conflict. This incident follows an earlier assault on another vessel, the Magic Seas, leading to concerns over navigation safety in this crucial maritime area and casting shadows on a previously declared truce aimed at ensuring safe passage through the Suez Canal.
