Greek ships in Red Sea/Gulf of Aden issued with warning

Ships sailing under the Greek flag or owned by Greek interests operating in the southern Red Sea and Gulf of Aden have been issued with an emergency warning to avoid Yemeni waters by the Greek Coast Guard.

The warning, issued on Saturday, follows the escalation in maritime attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis on the world's main East-West trade route.

The Coast Guard, in a warning communicated to the foreign and defense ministries, recommends that ships cross the southern Red Sea and Bab-el-Mandeb Strait at night if possible.

"It is recommended that only essential crew remain on the ship's bridge, that crew members stay as far as possible from the ship's exterior, that a fire drill be conducted before the ship reaches the Yemeni coast and that safety equipment is checked," the document, which Kathimerini has seen, says.

The advisory also suggests that...