Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat
- ByThomas Copeland and Joshua CheethamBBC VerifyAt least seven oil tankers have made U-turns close to Yemen since the Iran-linked Houthi group announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia on Monday, ship-tracking data shows.
- All of the ships were travelling either to or from Saudi ports and made sharp changes of course after the embargo was announced.
- Nearly 15% of global sea trade moves through the Red Sea, which connects the Mediterranean and Gulf of Aden through two choke points - the Suez Canal in Egypt and the Bab al-Mandab Strait between Yemen and the Horn of Africa.
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- ByThomas Copeland and Joshua CheethamBBC VerifyAt least seven oil tankers have made U-turns close to Yemen since the Iran-linked Houthi group announced a "maritime embargo" against Saudi Arabia on Monday, ship-tracking data shows.
- All of the ships were travelling either to or from Saudi ports and made sharp changes of course after the embargo was announced.
- Nearly 15% of global sea trade moves through the Red Sea, which connects the Mediterranean and Gulf of Aden through two choke points - the Suez Canal in Egypt and the Bab al-Mandab Strait between Yemen and the Horn of Africa.
Sources: BBC News