JEDDAH: Sixteen ships carrying food and
oil products are being held by Houthi militias in the Yemeni ports of
Hodeidah and Salif, according to the Isnad Center for Comprehensive
Humanitarian Operations in Yemen. Some of them have been held for more
than a month, which might have damaged their cargo of wheat and flour,
it added.
The center said that five ships carrying medicines, medical equipment,
sugar and liquefied gas have been detained inside the port of Hodeidah,
while eight ships carrying maize, soybeans, wheat, flour and liquefied
gas are being held in the port’s Al-Mikhtaf area. A further three ships
are detained inside the port of Salif, two of which were prevented from
unloading their cargo of corn, wheat and soybeans.
The center added that there are 134 migrants and 293 sailors of Asian,
European and African nationalities on the ships. The total tonnage of
the captured vessels is 198,860.88 tons, and they are carrying 116,880
tons of wheat, corn, sugar and soybeans, 79,722 tons of medicine and
medical equipment, and 119,022 tons of liquefied gas. The ships bear the
flags of nine nations: Djibouti, Sierra Leone, Malta, Comoros, the
Marshall Islands, Pelhams, Panama, Nigeria and Palau.
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