Houthi rebels are gaining no advantage by holding the crew of the car carrier Galaxy Leader and the 25-strong group should be released immediately, its manager said on Wednesday.
The seafarers from Bulgaria, the Philippines, Ukraine, Mexico and Romania have been held for seven months off the Yemen coast at Hodeidah, following the helicopter-backed operation by Houthi armed forces.
The seizure of the ship on 19 November has been followed by dozens of missile and drone attacks by the Houthi regime against commercial shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden and has seen most ships rerouted via the Cape of Good Hope.
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