The Houthi Armed Forces announced yesterday that eight Saudi oil tankers had been forced to change their course toward the Cape of Good Hope, as part of enforcing the “blockade for blockade” equation. Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Saree said in a statement that the vessels were forced to alter their routes due to the tightening of the naval ban imposed by the Armed Forces on Saudi enemy oil ships, reported Saba News. He affirmed that the Armed Forces would continue their blockade operations against Saudi Arabia, adding that their reach would extend to its vessels wherever possible. There seems to be no confirmation yet about the eight tankers turning around.
A voyage from the Red Sea to Asia takes 16 days through the Bab el Mandeb Strait, but it takes 50 days if forced to go through the Suez Canal and around the southern tip of Africa.
