US-Flagged Vessels in Middle East Advised to Turn Off Transponders Amid Houthi Threat

US-Flagged Vessels in Middle East Advised to Turn Off Transponders Amid Houthi Threat

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The US Maritime Administration (MARAD) has advised vessels under the US flag to turn off automatic identification systems (AIS) transponders while crossing the southern part of the Red Sea, the Bab al-Mandab Strait and the Gulf of Aden amid attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.

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