Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized their
Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader more than a year after they seized the Bahamas-flagged vessel off the Yemeni Red Sea coast, Houthi-owned Al Masirah TV reported on Wednesday.
Houthi rebels in Yemen have released the crew of the vessel Galaxy Leader, which was seized in November 2023. The release follows mediation by Oman. The vessel was targeted over alleged Israeli links amid a broader Houthi campaign in the Red Sea.
The Houthi rebels in Yemen have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a commercial vessel seized over a year ago in the Red Sea, marking a significant development in their ongoing campaign of maritime attacks.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels said they have released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier seized in November 2023 at the start of their campaign in the Red Sea corridor. The rebels said they released the sailors after mediation by Oman.
A Romanian citizen who was part of the crew of the ship Galaxy Leader and was kidnapped in Yemen has been released and is now safe, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAE). The release is the result of sustained efforts by the Foreign Intelligence Service (SIE) and other
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry and military intelligence agency secured the release of three Ukrainian crew members of the Galaxy Leader commercial vessel from the Houthi captivity in a "joint operation," the ministry said in the statement on Jan.
The vessel's crew is made up of 25 nationals from Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Philippines, Mexico and Romania, the ship's owner Galaxy Maritime said.
The move by the Iranian-backed Houthis marks their latest effort to de-escalate their attacks following a ceasefire in Gaza.
Yemen's Houthis announced the release of 25 crew of the Galaxy Leader, a commercial vessel seized in November 2023 in the Red Sea.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday released the crew of the Galaxy Leader, a vehicle carrier seized in November 2023 at the start of their attacks on shipping in the Red Sea corridor over the Israel-Hamas war.