Maersk Pauses Transit Through Red Sea Until Further Notice After Attack on Ship
January 02 2024 - 11:31AM
Dow Jones News
By Michael Susin
Danish shipping giant A.P. Moeller-Maersk said it will pause all
transit through the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden until further notice
following the attack on its vessel Maersk Hangzhou on Dec. 30.
The shipping company said Tuesday that an investigation into the
incident is continuing and that some vessels will be rerouted and
continue their journey around the Cape of Good Hope in South
Africa.
Maersk Hangzhou, a Singapore-flagged container vessel that
operates between Europe and Asia, came under missile attack on
Saturday evening, the U.S. said. Four boats later approached the
vessel, shot at it and attempted to board it, according to
Moller-Maersk.
Early Sunday, helicopters from nearby U.S. Navy vessels
responded to fire coming from boats controlled by Houthis, an
Iranian-backed rebel group in Yemen, sinking three of them and
killing the crews, the U.S. said. The fourth boat fled. The Houthis
later claimed the attack and said they lost 10 fighters in the
encounter.
Earlier Tuesday, Hapag-Lloyd said it will continue to avoid Red
Sea transits and reroute its vessels around the Cape of Good Hope
until at least Jan. 9 in response to the recent attacks.
Write to Michael Susin at michael.susin@wsj.com
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January 02, 2024 11:16 ET (16:16 GMT)
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