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Shipping companies continue to brave Red Sea trade route despite ongoing Houthi attacks

More than 100 vessels continued to use the Red Sea trade route despite advice to stay away from the British and US navies

A ship transits the Suez Canal towards the Red Sea in Ismailia. Egypt. Photo: Sayed Hassan/Getty Images Europe

Huge numbers of merchant ships have continued to navigate the southern Red Sea since warnings by western navies to stay away from the crucial trade route to avoid attack by Houthi militants.

On Friday last week, the Combined Maritime Forces — encompassing both the British and US navies — advised merchant ships to stay away from the danger zone. Their advice came after both nations bombed targets in Yemen to try to quell attacks on ...