Tanker attacked last year crosses Red Sea as Houthi ceasefire holds

CAIRO — 

Liberian-flagged crude lipid tanker Chrysalis, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthis past year, sailed done the Red Sea this week, the Suez Canal said Monday, successful 1 of the archetypal voyages since the militia announced a halt successful attacks connected ships not linked to Israel.

Shipping companies, galore of which person suspended Red Sea voyages and rerouted vessels astir confederate Africa to debar imaginable Houthi attacks, person been anxiously waiting for confirmation of harmless voyages done the Red Sea since the Gaza ceasefire.

The Iran-aligned Houthis, which person carried retired much than 100 attacks connected ships since November 2023 and sunk 2 vessels, said connected Jan. 20 aft the Gaza ceasefire that they would bounds their attacks connected shipping lanes to Israel-linked vessels.

Previously they had targeted ships linked to the U.K. and U.S. though different vessels with nary transportation person besides been hit.

"It is the vessel's archetypal transit since it was attacked successful the Red Sea past July," Egypt's Suez Canal Authority said Monday, hailing the instrumentality of the Chrysalis.