boem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoRed Sea crisis from Houthi attacks hits world trade as cost of shipping soars by 170%english.elpais.comexternal-linkmessage-square101fedilinkarrow-up1310arrow-down14
arrow-up1306arrow-down1external-linkRed Sea crisis from Houthi attacks hits world trade as cost of shipping soars by 170%english.elpais.comboem@lemmy.world to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agomessage-square101fedilink
minus-squareJonna@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·11 months agoThey did actually hijack 1 ship and have kept it and it’s crew hostage, the Galaxy Leader. While there have been misses and successful interceptions, several ships have been damaged. When you insure ships, you take notice of these kinds of things. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_Israel–Hamas_war
They did actually hijack 1 ship and have kept it and it’s crew hostage, the Galaxy Leader. While there have been misses and successful interceptions, several ships have been damaged.
When you insure ships, you take notice of these kinds of things.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_involvement_in_the_Israel–Hamas_war