Gulf shipping traffic drops after claimed Houthi attacks
Posted on 2026-08-06 15:10:13
Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb fell sharply on Wednesday after Yemen's Houthis said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers.
Kpler data shows just two vessels passed through Hormuz, down from eight a day earlier.
Before the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran began in February, around 130 to 140 ships typically used the waterway each day.
Only one vessel crossed Bab el-Mandeb on Wednesday, compared with 20 the previous day.
The Houthis say they launched missile attacks on one tanker near Saudi Arabia's Red Sea port of Yanbu and another in the Gulf of Aden.
Saudi Arabia has not confirmed either incident.
The Houthis say they imposed a naval blockade on Saudi Arabia last month.
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