"All Crew Muslim": ships attempt to deter Red Sea attacks using messages

The number of daily sailings through the strait, at the southern tip of the Red Sea and a gateway to the Gulf of Aden, was 35 vessels on July 10, 32 vessels on July 9, down from 43 on July 1, Lloyd’s List Intelligence data showed.

That compares with a daily average of 79 sailings in October 2023, before Houthi attacks began.

"Seafarers are the backbone of global trade, keeping countries supplied with food, fuel and medicine. They should not have to risk their lives to do their job," the UK-based Seafarers' Charity said this week.

(Reporting by Jonathan Saul, additional reporting by Renee Maltezou, editing by Andrew Cawthorne)