Complete Maritime Profile & Reviews of Happy-Condor

On June 16, 2024, in a controversial announcement, Houthi militants declared they had targeted two civilian vessels and an American destroyer within the strategic waters of the Red Sea and Arabian Sea. The militants purportedly fired ballistic missiles at the U.S. destroyer and launched assaults on the 'Captain Paris' (IMO: 9692844), which was traveling from Constanta to Jizan, heading toward the Suez Canal, and the 'Happy Condor', which was en route from Gibraltar to Mesaieed, Qatar. Although the Houthis claimed responsibility for these aggressive acts utilizing naval missiles and drones, it remains uncertain if any of the missiles successfully struck their intended targets. This incident escalates tensions in a region already fraught with conflict.