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On June 26, 2024, the Houthi terrorits allegedely attacked the 'MSC Manzalillo' off the port of Haifa as part of a joint military operation with the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, a coalition of Iraqi Shiite militias. This was stated by Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sare'e.

Two men were facing assault and burglary charges after alleged incidents on the 'Scout' in Kinsale. At the Bandon District Court, Judge James McNulty granted both men bail with conditions, and they had to attend court again on June 24, 2024. They appeared in court on assault and burglary charges for offences that were alleged to have occurred on board the superyacht on the morning of June 21. Selvin Foley, aged 21, of Coach House, Eastern Road, Kinsale, and Matthew Kiely, aged 22, of St. Elkins Crescent, Kinsale both appeared before Judge James McNulty at Bandon District Court. It was alleged the two men boarded the vessel at the Castlepark Marina on more than one occasion with the intention to steal. They boarded the yacht, on which up to 15 crew and a number of guests were onboard at the time, and searched the vessel, stole a quantity of alcohol and then left and proceeded to drink it when they got to shore. The two returned to the ship at around 4 a.m. and were walking about on board when the captain woke up and confronted them. They assaulted the captain, but were then apprehended by crew members who detained them until gardaí arrived. There was no objection to bail for Mr Kiely but gardaí did object to bail for Mr Foley as he was currently on bail for an unrelated serious offence. Mr. Kiely was released on bail on condition he return to his father’s house in Tipperary immediately, observe a curfew from 9 .p.m to 8 a.m. daily, and sign on three times a week at Cahir Garda Station. that he does not cross the new bridge in Kinsale, that he resides at his father’s house in Kinsale, that he observes a curfew from 9pm to 7am, and that he signs in daily at Kinsale Garda Station. Both men were released on their own bond of €1,000 and remanded on bail to appear again at Bandon District Court on July 12.

Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi terrorists targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden and the southern Israeli port city of Eilat on June 26. 2024. The attacks followed the departure of the USS 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' after an eight-month deployment in which the aircraft carrier led the American response to the Houthi assaults. The attack happened off the coast of Aden, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. The captain of a merchant vessel reported a missile impacted the water in close proximity to the vessel, according to the UKMTO. The crew was reported safe and the vessel was proceeding to its next port of call.

While sailing in the Arabian Sea about 246 nautical miles southeast of Yemen’s Nishtun., the 'Sarah V', en route from Cristobal to Abu Dhabi, reported an explosion in close proximity to it on June 24, 2024, according to the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO). The crew was reported safe, and the vessel was proceeding to its next port of call. The Red Sea and Gulf of Aden Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC) later stated that the ship was attacked by a missile, but was not hit. The missile landed in the water approximately 50 meters off the starboard side of the ship. The vessel was likely attacked due to perceived Israeli association.

The 'Ivestos 9', en route from Rio Grande to Pyeongtaek, was boarded by four perpetrators, armed with knives ,on June 15, 2024, at 2.10 a.m. west of Pulau Cula in pos. 37° ^2.5' N 103° 38.37'. The intruders stole engine spares and fled the vessel.