“The situation is quite scary. It’s dangerous actually,” Captain Chirag tells the BBC from on board his ship.
Along with his crew, he’s worried about the ongoing attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea area.
Since November, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly tried to board vessels or hit them with missiles.
Since November, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly tried to board vessels or hit them with missiles.
Captain Chirag, who didn’t want his full name or that of his vessel disclosed because of security concerns, says that on the day those air strikes happened his company told him to have an evacuation plan ready to get to a safe location. In the end it wasn’t needed.
Several ships have been hit by missiles in recent weeks, although no injuries have been reported.
The welfare organisation Mission to Seafarers says there are almost 1.9 million men and women working on ships around the world. Collectively they move 90% of the world’s goods across the oceans.
Speaking from his vessel in the Gulf of Aden, Captain Chirag explains the stress the attacks are causing.
“The situation is quite scary. It’s dangerous actually,” Captain Chirag tells the BBC from on board his ship.
Since November, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly tried to board vessels or hit them with missiles.
Along with his crew, he’s worried about the ongoing attacks on commercial ships in the Red Sea area.
Captain Chirag, who didn’t want his full name or that of his vessel disclosed because of security concerns, says that on the day those air strikes happened his company told him to have an evacuation plan ready to get to a safe location. In the end it wasn’t needed.
Since November, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly tried to board vessels or hit them with missiles.
Since November, Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have repeatedly tried to board vessels or hit them with missiles.
Captain Chirag, who didn’t want his full name or that of his vessel disclosed because of security concerns, says that on the day those air strikes happened his company told him to have an evacuation plan ready to get to a safe location. In the end it wasn’t needed.
Several ships have been hit by missiles in recent weeks, although no injuries have been reported.
The welfare organisation Mission to Seafarers says there are almost 1.9 million men and women working on ships around the world. Collectively they move 90% of the world’s goods across the oceans.
Speaking from his vessel in the Gulf of Aden, Captain Chirag explains the stress the attacks are causing.
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