Houthi naval mines: Yemeni fishermen also pay the price

For years, the waters of the Red Sea were an economic lifeline for thousands of Yemeni families. Today, those same waters have turned into a floating minefield. Houthi attacks not only threaten global supply chains; they strike at the very heart of the livelihoods of Yemen’s most vulnerable communities. On a routine fishing trip off the coast of Al-Khokha in western Yemen, fisherman Abdullah spotted a strange metallic object with protruding horns floating atop the blue waves. At first, he thought it was debris that had fallen from a commercial vessel. But his boatmate shouted that it was a naval mine. Abdullah, who asked to be identified by his first name only, said: “My colleague told me that getting close […]