This is a timeline of the Red Sea crisis, which began on 19 October 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
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

This is a timeline of the maritime engagements of the Iranian-backed Houthi militants in support of the Hamas-led Palestinian factions in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war. 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 her to Hodeidah. Israeli Abraham Ungar, part owner. [1][2][3]
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. [4][5]
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). [6][7][8][9]
Number 9  Panama 3 December 2023 Anti-ship missile strike Minor damage; no casualties. Owner, Number 9 Shipping, Ltd. [6][10][11]
Sophie II  Panama 3 December 2023 Anti-ship missile strike Minor damage; no casualties. Owner, Kyowa Kisen Co., Ltd. (Japan) [6][12]
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. [13][14]
Ardmore Encounter  Marshall Islands 13 December 2023 Piracy, anti-ship missiles and UAV attack An initial hijacking attempt by skiffs was deterred by an exchange of 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 it intercecpted). Her owner is Ardmore Shipping, Bermuda (Israeli shipowner Idan Ofer's EPS Ventures had divested its 1.9M share stake months previously). [15][16][17]
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. [18][19]
Al Jasrah  Liberia 15 December 2023 UAV strike Fire damage. Owner, Al Jasrah, Ltd. cum Hapag-Lloyd. [20][21][22][23]
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. [20][24]
USS Carney  US 16 December 2023 Shot down 14 Houthi UAVs Wave attack. No damage. [25]
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. [26][27]
MSC Clara  Panama 18 December 2023 Ballistic missile attack Owner: Mediterranean Shipping Company (Swiss). Explosion in the water near her. [28][29][26]
Blaamanen  Norway 23 December 2023 One-way UAV attack Attack failure; no damage. Owner and operator Hansa Tankers (Norwegian). [30][31]
Saibaba  Gabon 23 December 2023 UAV strike Struck by a one-way attack UAV; no injuries reported. [30][32]
MSC United VIII  Liberia 26 December 2023 Naval missile attack Several explosions near the vessel; no injuries. [33][34]
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. [35]
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
USS Gravely
USS Laboon
USS Mason
HMS Diamond		  US

 UK

 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. [36]
St. Nikolas  Greece 11 January 2024 Hijack Oil tanker boarded and commandeered by commando 50 nautical miles (93 km) east of Sohar, Oman, last tracked apparently headed towards Bandar Abbas, Iran. Owner, Empire Navigation. Crew, 18 Filipino, one Greek. Charterer, Tupras (Turkey). [37][38]

References

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  6. 1 2 3 "3 commercial ships hit by missiles in Houthi attack in Red Sea, US warship downs 3 drones". Associated Press. 3 December 2023. Archived from the original on 4 December 2023. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
  7. ↑ El Yaakoubi, Aziz; Ali, Idrees. "Multiple commercial vessels attacked in Red Sea". Reuters. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  8. ↑ "Unity Explorer Ltd". dun & bradstreet. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
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  20. 1 2 "Attacks from Houthi-controlled Yemen hit two ships". Reuters. 15 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  21. ↑ "Al Jasrah". Det Norske Veritas. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2023.
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  25. ↑ @CENTCOM (December 16, 2023). "In the early morning hours of December 16 (Sanna time) the US Arliegh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS CARNEY (DDG 64), operating in the Red Sea, successfully engaged 14 unmanned aerial systems launched as a UAV wave from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The UAS were assessed to be one-way attack UAVs and were shot down with no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries. Regional Red Sea partners were alerted to the threat" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 26 December 2023. Retrieved 28 December 2023 – via Twitter.
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