Greek shipowner Thanassis Martinos reflects on ‘efficient and sophisticated’ Houthi threat

The Houthis have come to be perceived as a big risk even to hard-boiled owners that have so far defied them.

In a statement to TradeWinds, Eastern Mediterranean Maritime (Eastmed) principal Thanassis Martinos has expressed a heightened level of awareness about the Yemeni rebels’ willingness and capacity to inflict harm on ships crossing the Red Sea.

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“The transit of the Red Sea has become very risky and the Houthis are efficient and sophisticated,” he said in an emailed statement.