Background
The recent attacks on commercial and merchant vessels transiting though the Red Sea’s vital shipping lane pose a new threat to individual vessels and international global trade and commerce.
Piracy has long-been one of the major historical threats to maritime security and international shipping but, through significant multinational efforts and embarkation of armed guards, this threat subsided in recent years. However, recent ongoing and significantly escalating attacks by Yemeni Houthi rebels, including…
