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Yemen's Houthis claimed on June 5, 2024, to have launched missile and drone attacks on three ships transiting the Red and Arabian Seas, The group allegedly carried out two operations in the Red Sea, targeting the tanker 'Roza' ( IMO:9197909), en route to Khor Fakkan, which moored on Fujairah Anchorage, and the 'Vantage Dream', en route from Mormugao to Suez, with a number of missiles and drones. The third operation targeted the 'Maersk Seletar' (IMO: 9315197), en route from Salalah with a number of drones in the eastern part of the Arabian Sea, according to a spokesman of the terrorists.

The 'AAL Merkur' was boarded by three perpetrators, who were not armed, on May 29, 2024, at 7.20 p.m. at Phu My Anchorage in pos. 10° 12 N 10° 107.3 E. The alert duty crew noticed the perpetrator, shouted at him and raised the alarm, resulting in the person escaping empty-handed in a wooden boat along with two accomplices.

Yemen's Houthis claimed on June 5, 2024, to have launched missile and drone attacks on three ships transiting the Red and Arabian Seas, The group allegedly carried out two operations in the Red Sea, targeting the 'Roza', en route to Khor Fakkan, which moored on Fujairah Anchorage, and the bulk carrier 'Vantage Dream' (IMO:9616606), en route from Mormugao to Suez, with a number of missiles and drones. The third operation targeted the 'Maersk Seletar' (IMO: 9315197), en route from Salalah with a number of drones in the eastern part of the Arabian Sea, according to a spokesman of the terrorists.

The Houthis claimed to have attacked the U.S. aircraft carrier 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' (MMSI: 368962000), the destroyer USS 'Gravely' (MMSI: 369970634) as well as the 'Abliani' (IMO:9693068), 'Maina' (IMO: 9699892) and 'Al Oraiq' (IMO: 9360790) in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean on June 1, 2024, after USCENTCOM and U.K. armed forces carried out strikes against 13 Houthis controlled areas in Yemen on May 30. The 'Eisenhower' was attacked by several missiles and drones. The 'Abliani' was sailing in the Red Sea, en route from Le Havre to Suez. The Houthi also claimed to have attacked the 'Maina' (IMO: 9699892) twice in the Red Sea and then in the Arabian Sea, while en route from Ust Luga to Krishnapatnam, and also the 'Al Oraiq' (IMO: 9360790) in the Indian Ocean, en route from Ras Laffan to Chioggia. On June 2, The U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) announced that on June 1, their forces destroyed one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in the southern Red Sea, and identified two other UAS that crashed into the Red Sea. No casualties were reported. USCENTCOM forces have also destroyed two Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) in the southern Red Sea. The ASBM was launched in the direction of USS Gravely but was destroyed by USCENTCOM.

The 'Irvine Bay' was boarded by four perpetrators, armed wuth knives and iron bards, at Dumai Anchorage in pos. 1° 42 N 10° 101.29 E on May 25, 2024, at 2.10 a.m. No injuries to the crew were reported. The pirates stole engine spares of the ship.