Two Saudi Oil Tankers Successfully Navigate Bab al-Mandeb Strait Amidst Houthi Blockade Threat

Sana. As Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced a maritime blockade targeting Saudi Arabia-related ships, two large oil tankers carrying Saudi crude oil successfully passed through the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.

According to Marine Traffic, a real-time ship tracking organization, the two tankers, the Xin Long Yang flying the Singaporean flag and the Cosnew Lake flying the Hong Kong flag, are currently traveling through the Gulf of Aden near the coast of Yemen. It is reported that these two ships together carry approximately 4 million barrels of Saudi crude oil.