A merchant ship helped rescue four Nova Scotians whose sailboat was caught in rough seas near Bermuda on Thursday. The tanker Anthemisrescued the four people who were on board the 12-metre ...

Published reports identified the vessel as the Magic Seas, a Liberian-flagged bulk tanker, and that the crew of 23 was abandoning ship after it was set afire by the attacks and sinking.

Their declared aim is to support Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which, like the Houthis, is backed by Iran. The merchant ship Magic Seas also sank after a Houthi attack on July 6.

Since 2023, the Houthis have targeted more than 100 merchant ships travelling through the Red Sea. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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The security guards on board had opened fire in response. Read more: Israel strikes Houthi targets in Yemen as residents ordered to evacuate Read more: Houthis 'agree to stop blowing up Red Sea ships' ...

Map of Magic Seas merchant ship showing the location it was attacked (Pictures: UKMTO) No-one immediately claimed responsibility for the latest attack, which comes as tensions remain high in the ...

Heavy swells hampered efforts to pump fuel from the Taiwanese bulk carrier on Saturday and the bad weather continued on Sunday, Smit Salvage spokesperson David Main said.

Their declared aim is to support Palestinian Islamist group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which, like the Houthis, is backed by Iran. The merchant ship Magic Seas also sank after a Houthi attack on July 6.