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The 'Theodore Jr' was boarded by six perpetrators, armed with knives on Nov 24, 2024, at 1 a.m. about 2.07 nauticaal miles northwest of Pulau Cula, in pos. 1° 4' N 109° 41 W. The ship's crew was not injured, and the intruders stole engine spares.

Turkey on Nov 20 denounced the missile attack targeting the 'Anadolu S' in the Red Sea by Yemen's Houthi terrorists. "We condemn the Houthi missile attacks on the Panamanian-flagged dry cargo ship Anadolu S, owned by a Turkish company, sailing off the coast of Yemen," the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. The ministry did not specify whether the ship had suffered any damage and only said that "the necessary initiatives were being taken to prevent a similar incident from happening again." The Houthis, who claimed responsibility for the attack on Nov 19, said it hit the ship “precisely and directly” and was carried out because it had failed to respond “to warnings from naval forces.” The Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC), run by a multinational naval coalition that includes the United States and European countries and based in Bahrain, said it had investigated the incident and had established “an indirect link of the targeted ship to Israel.”

The 'Karlovasi' was boarded by 10 perpetrators, armed with knives and bats, on Nov 19, 2024, at 3.20 a.m. at Kutubdia Anchorage in pos. 21° 52' N 91° 45' W. The ship's crew was assaulted, and the intruders stole ship's stores and properties.

On Nov 17, 2024, at 3.50 a.m., the 'Dokos' was subject of a failed boarding attempt by 2-3 perpetrators, about 5.7 nautical miles northwest of Pulau Cula, in pos. 1° 3.5' N 103° 37.1 E . Nothing was reported stolen.

Turkey has not announced any plans to confront the Houthi group in Yemen or deploy six warships in response to the attack on the 'Anadolu S'. Furthermore, no official statements have been made regarding military action against the Houthis. Following the Houthi attack on the cargo ship, Turkey issued an official condemnation in a statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Nov 20: 'We condemn the missile attacks by the Houthis on the Panama-flagged dry cargo ship Anadolu S, owned by a Turkish company, while sailing off the coast of Yemen.' The statement further mentioned that measures were being taken to prevent similar incidents but provided no further details or commitments to confronting the Houthi group in Yemen. It also did not clarify whether the vessel had sustained any damage.