Houthis seek to legitimise maritime role with ‘Safe Transit’ service
2025-08-14 15:56

Houthis seek to legitimise maritime role with ‘Safe Transit’ service

by Hristijan Ivanov
Houthis seek to legitimise maritime role with ‘Safe Transit’ service

"The Houthi-run Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center (HOCC) has released a new set of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) assuring safe passage to vessels transiting through the Gulf of Aden, Bab el Mandeb, the Arabian Sea and the Red Sea if they are not related to the “sanctioned entities of companies”. The HOCC has encouraged companies to submit a free safe passage request for their vessels, claiming that they are operating within the parameters of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS)." Read the original story at: Splash247.

Source: Splash247