Report 2026-08-05 • 1,512 views

The Maritime Security Unit reveals a complex maritime network used as floating support bases for the Houthis in the Red Sea

PTOC Yemen's Maritime Security Unit reveals the release of its new report entitled “A Complex Maritime Smuggling Network...Monitoring Reveals Floating Logistical Bases for the Houthis in the Red Sea,” which provides an analytical reading supported by visual evidence to monitor patterns of suspicious maritime activity off the ports of Ras Issa and Saleef during a period extending from December 2025 to July 2026, based on a time series of satellite images and analysis of maritime movement. The report reveals the documentation of a large ship remaining in the same location for severa...
To download the report, log in or subscribe
Important
Bab el-Mandeb, the Houthis and Iran's bridge to engulf Africa and strangle the Indian Ocean Report for PTOC Yemen: Yemeni Kamaran Island turns into an advanced Iranian military base in the Red Sea Early warning (6): Maritime Security Unit: Confrontations in Bab al-Mandab will affect ships in the Red Sea Prominent Houthi commander linked to the Special Security Division killed. Early warning (5): The Maritime Security Unit monitors military movements of the Houthis to arrange an operation targeting the Socotra Archipelago The Crisis Observatory is tracking locations of ballistic missile launches by the Houthis in Hodeidah and Al Mahwit (Update 8) The Maritime Security Unit reveals a suspicious navigation network around the “Yemen” floating tank and documents its intersections with the Iranian shadow fleet A conflict between Houthi leaders over Iranian experts disrupts the port of Hodeidah and reveals Tehran’s influence in the Red Sea The Maritime Security Unit reveals a complex maritime network used as floating support bases for the Houthis in the Red Sea Following the warning of the Marine Security Unit, a suspicious ship carrying 1,000 tons of dangerous materials was seized off Lahj Bab el-Mandeb, the Houthis and Iran's bridge to engulf Africa and strangle the Indian Ocean Report for PTOC Yemen: Yemeni Kamaran Island turns into an advanced Iranian military base in the Red Sea Early warning (6): Maritime Security Unit: Confrontations in Bab al-Mandab will affect ships in the Red Sea Prominent Houthi commander linked to the Special Security Division killed. Early warning (5): The Maritime Security Unit monitors military movements of the Houthis to arrange an operation targeting the Socotra Archipelago The Crisis Observatory is tracking locations of ballistic missile launches by the Houthis in Hodeidah and Al Mahwit (Update 8) The Maritime Security Unit reveals a suspicious navigation network around the “Yemen” floating tank and documents its intersections with the Iranian shadow fleet A conflict between Houthi leaders over Iranian experts disrupts the port of Hodeidah and reveals Tehran’s influence in the Red Sea The Maritime Security Unit reveals a complex maritime network used as floating support bases for the Houthis in the Red Sea Following the warning of the Marine Security Unit, a suspicious ship carrying 1,000 tons of dangerous materials was seized off Lahj