Houthis say they maintain 10 crew from Greek-operated ship they sank off Yemen

Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis mentioned on Monday (July 28, 2025) they’d rescued 10 seafarers from the Greek-operated cargo ship Eternity C, which they attacked and sank within the Red Sea earlier this month.

The Liberia-flagged Eternity C was the second ship to sink off Yemen this month after repeated assaults by Houthi militants with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades. Another Greek-operated vessel, the Magic Seas, had gone down days earlier.

The Philippine authorities confirmed on Tuesday 9 of the rescued seafarers had been Filipinos.

Migrant staff minister Hans Cacdac mentioned the sailors had been in “good physical condition” primarily based on accounts from their households, and that the federal government was working to safe their launch and secure return.

The strikes on the 2 vessels marked a revival of assaults on delivery by the Houthis, who hit greater than 100 ships between November 2023 and December 2024 in what they mentioned was a present of solidarity with the Palestinians within the struggle in Gaza.

The Eternity C crew and three armed guards had been pressured to desert the ship following the assaults. Ten individuals had been rescued by a privately-led mission, whereas 5 extra are feared lifeless primarily as a result of assaults.

An additional 10 individuals had been believed to be held by Houthis, maritime safety sources had instructed Reuters.

On Monday, the Houthis group launched a six-minute video exhibiting footage of the ten seafarers with a few of them contacting their households. They additionally confirmed testimonies saying that the crew members weren’t conscious of a maritime ban by Houthis towards vessels crusing to Israeli ports. They mentioned the vessel was heading to Israel’s Eilat Port to load fertilizers.

Reuters couldn’t independently confirm the footage.

In what they known as part 4 of their navy operations, the Houthis mentioned on Sunday they’d goal any ships belonging to firms that do enterprise with Israeli ports, no matter their nationalities.

Following the latest assaults, Greece mentioned it might deploy a salvage vessel within the Red Sea to help in maritime accidents and shield seafarers and world delivery.