The Yemeni Armed Forces have announced a complete ban on Israeli ships passing through key waterways, including the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, the Gulf of Aden, and the Arabian Sea. This decision was officially declared late on March 11 and is now in full effect.

The Houthis announced this week that they would attack any Israeli ship that sails in the vicinity of Yemen, including the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden and Bab al-Mandeb Strait. As of Wednesday, the Houthis have not attempted any attacks,

The Yemeni militant group's deadline for Israel to lift a blockade of aid to the Gaza Strip passed late Tuesday, triggering the statement.

The police in Britain detained the ship’s captain on suspicion of gross negligence after it crashed into an oil tanker that was being operated by the U.S. Navy.

A tanker and a cargo ship crashed in the North Sea off the East Yorkshire coast on Monday. A fire on the tanker continues to rage - after a search was called off for a missing crew member from the cargo ship.

The captain arrested in a crash into a U.S.-flagged tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the owner of the vessel said.