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This is a timeline of the Red Sea crisis, which began on 19 November 2023.

Attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Indian Ocean 2023–2024

 
Galaxy Leader in Bremerhaven, Germany, December 2006
 
USS Carney engages wave of 14 Israel-bound Houthi missiles, 19 October 2023
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Galaxy Leader hijacking, 19 December 2023
 
Ardmore Encounter, Amsterdam, Netherlands, July 2018
 
Maersk Gibraltar, Algeciras, Spain, May 2011
 
Al Jasrah, Le Havre, France, July 2019
 
MSC Palatium III, Casablanca, Morocco, January 2023
 
MSC Clara, Rotterdam, Netherlands, June 2016
 
ICGS Vikram, India, 2017
 
USS Florida, Cumberland Sound, Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Georgia, April 2006
 
USS Laboon, Southern Seas 2010, February 2010
 
Zografia, Port of Amerstam, June 2019
 
INS Visakhapatnam, 30 October 2021

This timeline largely covers the maritime engagements of the Iranian-backed[1] Houthi militants in support of the Hamas-led coalition in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, and of the Palestinian cause more generally.[2] Please note that this list cannot be exhaustive, and that some details shall only emerge in retrospect.

Ship Flag Date Attack Type Details Ref
Galaxy Leader   Bahamas 19 November 2023 Piracy Boarded via Mi-17 and sailed to Hodeidah, Yemen, where she is now a tourist attraction. Israeli Abraham Ungar, part owner. [3][4][5]
CMA CGM Symi   Malta 24 November 2023 UAV strike Struck and damaged by an Iranian Shahed 136 in the Indian Ocean; continued sailing as planned. Chartered to CMA CGM; its owner, Eastern Pacific Shipping (Singapore) is controlled by Israeli Idan Ofer. [6][7]
Unity Explorer   Bahamas 3 December 2023 Anti-ship missile strike Attacked unsuccessfully with an anti-ship ballistic missile, then successfully with another. Minor damage. Owner: Unity Explorer, Ltd. (Director, Dan David Ungar, son of Abraham Ungar). [8][9][10][11]
Number 9   Panama 3 December 2023 Anti-ship missile strike Minor damage; no casualties. Owner, Number 9 Shipping, Ltd. [8][12][13]
Sophie II   Panama 3 December 2023 Anti-ship missile strike Minor damage; no casualties. Owner, Kyowa Kisen Co., Ltd. (Japan) [8][14]
Strinda   Norway 12 December 2023 Anti-ship missile strike

UAV attack

Onboard fires and other damage. Later, a UAV assessed to be heading for the Strinda was shot down by the French Navy frigate Languedoc. Owner, J. Ludwig Mowinckels Rederi. Tentative January 2024 Israeli port call. [15][16]
Ardmore Encounter   Marshall Islands 13 December 2023 Piracy, anti-ship missiles and UAV attack An initial hijacking attempt by skiffs was deterred by small arms fire from on-board security. This was followed by the launch of two or three anti-ship missiles, which missed. The assisting USS Mason was also targeted by a UAV (which she intercepted). Her owner is Ardmore Shipping, Bermuda (Israeli shipowner Idan Ofer's EPS Ventures had divested its €1.9M share stake months previously). [17][18][19]
Maersk Gibraltar   Hong Kong 14 December 2023 Anti-ship missile attack Had been ordered to Yemen by the putative Yemeni Navy. Missile missed. Beneficial owner, Greater China Intermodal Investments. She was on an India-Eastern Mediterranean loop and had no scheduled calls to Israel and had not called there recently. Other Maersk owned or operated boxships had made some 150 calls in 2023, however. [20][21]
Al Jasrah   Liberia 15 December 2023 UAV strike Fire damage. Owner, Al Jasrah, Ltd. cum Hapag-Lloyd. [22][23][24][25]
MSC Palatium III   Liberia 15 December 2023 Ballistic missile strike Fire and other damage. Turned around and exited the area. Owner Mediterranean Shipping Company (Swiss) had co-operated with Israel previously in regards to her sister ship MSC Alanya, which had been warned by the Houthis. [22][26]
USS Carney   United States Navy 16 December 2023 Shot down 14 Houthi UAVs Wave attack. No damage. [27]
Swan Atlantic   Cayman Islands 18 December 2023 Ballistic missile strike

UAV strike

Double strike; fire damage. The Houthis had been misinformed according to the Norwegian owner Inventor Chemical Tankers that she was managed by an Israeli-affiliated company. [28][29]
MSC Clara   Panama 18 December 2023 Ballistic missile attack Owner: Mediterranean Shipping Company (Swiss). Explosion in the water near her. [30][31][28]
Blaamanen   Norway 23 December 2023 One-way UAV attack Attack failure; no damage. Owner and operator Hansa Tankers (Norwegian). [32][33]
Saibaba   Gabon 23 December 2023 UAV strike Struck by a one-way attack UAV; no injuries reported. [32][34]
Chem Pluto   Liberia 23 December 2023 UAV strike 2023 attack on the Chem Pluto—

Fire resulting a total power outage; the mostly Indian crew repaired the damage and she got underway again. Owners, Ace Tankers (Netherlands) and Eastern Pacific Shipping (Japan) (the latter of which Idan Ofer is owner) in a joint venture. Attack occurred 210 nautical miles (390 km) off Dwarka, India, in the Arabian Sea, with the Iranian coast 500 nautical miles (930 km) and the 860 nautical miles (1,590 km) from the Yemini coast. First attack in which the U.S. accuses Iran of direct involvement alongside the Houthi. The Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard responded and took up extensive patrolling.

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[38] [39][40][41]

MSC United VIII   Liberia 26 December 2023 Naval missile attack Several explosions near the vessel; no injuries. [42][43]
Maersk Hangzhou   Singapore 30–31 December 2023 Anti-ship missile attack

Attempted piracy

Attacks on the MV Maersk Hangzhou — One successful missile strike (minor damage), and the next day an attempted hijack. First direct engagement with Operation Prosperity Guardian results in 10 Houthi killed, the first causalities in this theater. [44]
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
USS Gravely
USS Laboon
USS Mason
USS Florida
HMS Diamond 		  United States Navy

  Royal Navy

10 January 2024 Omnibus attack: UAVs, cruise and ballistic missiles In the 26th Houthi attack and the largest to date (as per Operation Prosperity Guardian), at least 21 UAVs and missiles (some of the latter supersonic) were launched, 18 of which were intercepted. No damage. [45][46][47]
St. Nikolas   Greece 11 January 2024 Piracy Oil tanker boarded and commandeered by commando 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Sohar, Oman in the Oman Gulf, increasing regional tensions. Last tracked apparently headed towards Bandar Abbas, Iran. Owner, Empire Navigation. Crew, 18 Filipino, one Greek. Charterer, Tupras (Turkey). [48][49]
??? n/a 11 January 2024 Anti-ship missile Landed harmlessly in the Red Sea, far from any shipping (albeit in shipping lanes). Target, if any, unknown. [50][51]
USS Laboon   United States Navy 14 January 2024 Anti-ship cruise missile Intercepted by fighter jet near Hudaydah , Yemen at approximately 4:45 p.m. AST/KSA (UTC+03:00); no casualities or damage reported. De facto Houthi spokeperson Hussain Al-Bukhaiti declared in a BBC morning interview that attacks on US warships would continue for as long as strikes on Yemen continued. QatarEnergy pauses shipping. [52][53]
Gibraltar Eagle   Marshall Islands 15 January 2024 Anti-ship cruise missile At about 4:00 p.m. AST/KSA (UTC+3) the first US-owned (Eagle Bulk Shipping) ship was struck, some 110 miles (180 km) southeast of Aden. Sustained minor damage above the waterline on a port cargo hold and then reversed course. [54][55]
Zografia   Malta 16 January 2024 TBD Greek-owned bulk carrier sailing from Vietnam to Israel was empty at the time of attack, which occurred 87 miles (140 km) northwest of the Yemeni Port of Salif. No injuries were reported and only material damage sustained. [56][57]
Genco Picardi   Marshall Islands 17 January 2024 One-way UAV US owner: Genco Shipping & Trading, Ltd. Attacked approximately 8:30 p.m. AST/KSA (UTC+3) in the Gulf of Aden. India-bound; INS Visakhapatnam came to her aid. Cargo: Phosphate rock. Minor damage; sailed to her next port of call as scheduled. [58][59][60]
Chem Ranger   Marshall Islands 18 January 2024 Two anti-ship ballistic missiles. Strike disputed. US owned; Greek operated. Attacked at approximately 9:00 p.m. AST/KSA (UTC+3) en route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia to Shuwaik Port, Kuwait]]. [61]

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