Houthi rebels in Yemen say they will expand the range of their attacks on shipping to cover across the Indian Ocean to South Africa and the Cape of Good Hope.

Search and rescue operations are ongoing for a seafarer missing from a bulk carrier in Singapore waters since the early hours of 15 March.

Increasing attacks on commercial shipping navigating the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden have virtually tripled the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) costs as most vessels have opted to divert around the Cape of Good Hope.

All 11 crew were rescued from a Vietnamese general cargo vessel that sank in Southeast Asian waters on 10 March.

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The US military says some 28 drones were downed in less than five hours on 9 March fired by Houthi rebels in Yemen at vessels in the Red Sea.

The Indian Navy has released dramatic video showing the rescue of seafarers from the bulker True Confidence struck by a Houthi missile on 6 March.

Three seafarers are confirmed to have died and at least four are injured, three critically, after a Houthi missile struck the bulk carrier True Confidence.

The MSC Sky II was targeted by Houthis who fired an anti-ship missile which struck and damaged the vessel, UK MTO reports that all crew are safe and the ship has continued on its journey.

The handysize bulk carrier, Rubymar, flagged in Belize, eventually foundered early on Saturday morning two weeks after being struck by a Houthi-fired anti-ship ballistic missile on February 18.