The British maritime security company “Ambrey” issued an urgent and comprehensive warning today, Monday, to all shipping companies, affirming that ships flying the Saudi flag, or owned and operated by Saudi entities, now face a very high risk of direct attacks by the Yemeni Armed Forces in Sana’a while transiting the region.
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The company, specialized in international navigation security, explained that the threat circle is no longer limited to the Kingdom’s naval vessels but has extended to include ships heading to or coming from Saudi ports, considering that these ships are now classified as targets with a “strong and close” connection to the emerging pattern of Yemeni offensive operations.
“Ambrey” indicated in its operational report that it had monitored the Yemeni naval forces broadcasting strict and direct warnings via the international common channel (16), demanding that all ships linked to Saudi Arabia completely refrain from sailing in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
Based on these data, the British security firm warned that ships that decide to dock at Saudi ports currently face high security and military risks during their operations and movement in the vital waterways surrounding Yemen. The company directed an urgent advice to all international shipping companies to carefully audit and verify their ships’ connections and their compliance with the pattern of targets declared by Sana’a, calling on them to seriously reconsider high-risk transit operations within these areas.
This report from one of the world’s largest maritime security companies carries clear strategic implications that align with recent shifts in the course of the maritime conflict, representing an explicit international acknowledgment of Sana’a’s success in imposing its new equation (siege for siege) and transferring it from the realm of verbal threats to an operational reality affecting global shipping decision-making centers. The radio warnings broadcast by the Sana’a navy directly translates into increased maritime insurance costs for Saudi trade, forcing ships to seek alternative and costly routes.
The extension of the warning to ships coming from or heading to Saudi Arabia, not just those flying its flag, imposes an indirect suffocating economic blockade on the Kingdom’s vital facilities overlooking the Red Sea. This escalating logistical pressure places the decision-makers in Riyadh before complex choices, affirming that breaking the siege on Yemeni ports and airports has become the only mandatory passage to restore navigation and trade security for the Kingdom.
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