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Almost seven weeks since Houthi terrorists attacked the 'Sounion' in the Red Sea and planted explosives on the ship, setting off a series of fires on the ship's deck, these seem to have been turned off with the risk of a violent environmental disaster having been reduced significantly. Greek firefighters began fighting the fire on the ship on Sep 23. and after a week had some of the deck fires under contro. On Oct 6 it was announced that the firefighting efforts were nearing completion. Most of the fires were extinguished, while the rest were under control. On Oct 7 the 'Sounion''s heat signature no longer appeared on infrared satellite images, just as images taken from a satellite no longer showed smoke from the ship.

The Russian missile strike on the 'Aya' on Sep 11 is believed to have been a mistake. The ship, carrying 26,000 tons of grain from Odesa to Egypt, was hit by an AS-4 Kitchen anti-ship missile launched by a Tu-22 Tupolev bomber. However, British military intelligence suggested that the bulk carrier was likely not the intended target. The officials pointed to poor targeting procedures by Russian pilots and the use of aging munitions as the probable cause of the error. The missile’s failure to detonate also helped avoid a potentially catastrophic outcome.

The 'Torex', en route from Mundra to Qingdao, was boarded by five perpetrators, armed with knives, on Oct 2, 2024, at 1.09 a.m. in the Strait of Malacca and Singapore, about 2,3 nautical miles south of Pulau Cula, in pos. 1° 4'74 N 153° 43'05 E. The intruders stole engine spares and escaped.

The 24 crew members of the 'Cordelia Moon', attacked in the Red Sea on Oct 1 by the Houthi terrorists, were safe, and there were no injuries. This was reported on the night of Oct 3 by the Panama Maritime Authority (AMP), while explaining that as the governing body of the Panamanian ship registry, It detailed that the attack was at 7:24 a.m. (local time) by a small unmanned boat, which caused a breach in the hull. The ship was now heading to port for an initial assessment and was en route to the Suez Canal. Report with photos and video: https://www.biobiochile.cl/noticias/internacional/mediooriente/2024/10/03/huties-reivindican-ataque-contra-petrolero-britanico-frente-a-yemen-en-medio-de-tension-israel-iran.shtml https://www.themercury.com.au/news/national/houthis-release-video-of-drone-attack-on-oil-tanker-in-red-sea/video/a1465d35ac27665640f086b4d9821087

The 'Minoan Courage' has made it to the Gulf of Suez after being damaged by a Houthi missile off Yemen, having managed to move away from the danger zone by its own means. None of the vessel’s Filipino crew members was injured in the attack. The Houthis likely struck Greek bulker while chasing another vessel. The bulk carrier was hit by one single missile on the aft starboard side.