Tankers make sharp U-turns after Houthi shipping threat
All of the ships were travelling to or from Saudi ports before changing course, ship-tracking data shows.
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"any Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea or Gulf of Aden will suppress all international traffic not just Saudi-bound vessels."
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All of the ships were travelling to or from Saudi ports before changing course, ship-tracking data shows.
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