Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis mentioned on Monday (July 28, 2025) they had rescued 10 seafarers from the Greek-operated cargo ship Eternity C, which they attacked and sank within the Red Sea earlier this month.
The Liberia-flagged Eternity C was the second ship to sink off Yemen this month after repeated assaults by Houthi militants with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades. Another Greek-operated vessel, the Magic Seas, had gone down days earlier.
The Philippine authorities confirmed on Tuesday 9 of the rescued seafarers have been Filipinos.
Migrant employees minister Hans Cacdac mentioned the sailors have been in “good physical condition” primarily based on accounts from their households, and that the federal government was working to safe their launch and protected return.
The strikes on the 2 vessels marked a revival of assaults on transport by the Houthis, who hit greater than 100 ships between November 2023 and December 2024 in what they mentioned was a present of solidarity with the Palestinians within the warfare in Gaza.
The Eternity C crew and three armed guards have been pressured to desert the ship following the assaults. Ten individuals have been rescued by a privately-led mission, whereas 5 extra are feared lifeless primarily because of the assaults.
An extra 10 individuals have been believed to be held by Houthis, maritime safety sources had informed Reuters.
On Monday, the Houthis group launched a six-minute video displaying footage of the 10 seafarers with a few of them contacting their households. They additionally confirmed testimonies saying that the crew members weren’t conscious of a maritime ban by Houthis in opposition to vessels crusing to Israeli ports. They mentioned the vessel was heading to Israel’s Eilat Port to load fertilizers.
Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the footage.
In what they known as part 4 of their army operations, the Houthis mentioned on Sunday they would goal any ships belonging to firms that do enterprise with Israeli ports, no matter their nationalities.
Following the current assaults, Greece mentioned it will deploy a salvage vessel within the Red Sea to help in maritime accidents and defend seafarers and international transport.
