Attacks On Commercial Vessels Force More Ships To Avoid Red Sea Route

OBOCK, DJIBOUTI - JANUARY 19: The container ship, Kota Rahmat - with the destination 'VSL NO LINK ISRAEL' - approaches the Bab-el-Mandeb strait on January 18, 2024 in Obock, Djibouti. Many cargo ships crossing into the Red Sea are declaring that they have no links to Israel to avoid being targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebel groups. Attacks on commercial ships by Yemen's Houthi rebel group, who say they are acting in protest of Israel's war in Gaza, have imperilled a vital global shipping route through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait that lies between Yemen and Djibouti and connects the Gulf of Aden and Red Sea. The disruption has forced more shipping companies to divert around the Horn of Africa, upending supply chains and increasing costs. (Photo by Luke Dray/Getty Images)