Maritime security sources said this was a sign of growing desperation to avoid attack by Houthi commandos or deadly drones - but they also thought it was unlikely to make any difference.

Four people are presumed dead and 11 others are still missing after a Liberian-flagged cargo ship sank in the Red Sea following an attack by Yemen's Houthi rebels, a European Union naval mission said...

Greece's Cosmoship Management on Thursday said one person is believed dead and four more have not been seen since Houthi militants attacked and sank the Eternity C cargo ship in the Red Sea this week.