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The ship’s crew includes 25 people from Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Philippines, Mexico and Romania, ship owner Galaxy Maritime reported. This incident has happened at a time when US President Donald Trump is considering whether to include this organization in the category of terrorist group. Previous US President Joe Biden had removed Houthi from the category of terrorist organization.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have released the 25-member crew of the merchant ship Galaxy Leader after more than a year in captivity. The Bahamas-flagged ship was captured by Houthis off the Yemeni coast in the Red Sea. The crew members were handed over to Oman. The Houthis stressed that the release is part of coordination with a ceasefire in the Gaza war between Israel and the Palestinian armed group Hamas. The rebel organization’s Supreme Political Council said the crew’s release was in line with our solidarity with Gaza and our support of the ceasefire agreement.
The ship’s crew includes 25 people from Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Philippines, Mexico and Romania, ship owner Galaxy Maritime reported. This incident has happened at a time when US President Donald Trump is considering whether to include this organization in the category of terrorist group. Previous US President Joe Biden had removed Houthi from the category of terrorist organization.
However, an Omani Royal Air Force jet took off first for Yemen and took off again about an hour after the Houthi announcement. The Houthi rebels said Hamas had also requested the release of the ship’s 25 crew members. Crew members include citizens of the Philippines, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and Mexico. Houthi forces captured Galaxy Leader on November 19, 2023. This occurred shortly after the Israeli offensive on Gaza began. Houthi forces boarded the Galaxy Leader at sea and towed it to the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeidah in northern Yemen.
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