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The EU maritime mission Aspides warned that the damaged 'Sounion' was now posing a threat to the environment. The tanker was loaded 150,000 tons of oil, when it was hit by several projectiles on Aug 21, which caused a fire on board and disabled the ship. Responsibility for the attack has not been claimed. The crew was taken to nearby Djibouti. The 'Sounion' was anchored between Eritrea and Yemen. The owner Delta Tankers said that the ship will be transferred to a safe destination. Repairs can then be carried out there. As far as is known, the fire on board was under control. Report with photo: https://www.schuttevaer.nl/nieuws/actueel/2024/08/22/vrees-voor-milieuschade-na-aanval-op-griekse-tanker-sounios-in-rode-zee/

In the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Straits (SS). the barge 'HK 3883', which was towed by the 'HK Tug 3',was boarded by an unknowbn number of perpetrators, while underway northwest of Pulau Bintan on 5 Aug 2024, about 8.5 nautical miles northwest of Tanjung Tondang, Pulau Bintan, in pos. 1° 15' 43 N 104° 11' 5 E. The pirates stole scrap from the cargo.

After the attack by Houthi terrorists on Aug 21, the 'Sounion' was ablaze and had to be abandoned by its 25 crew members, among them two Russians and 23 Filipinos, at a position roughly 77 nautical miles west of the port of Hodeidah. The initial attack came at around 06:00 a.m. LT from two small boats, when the ship was sailing in the lower Red Sea. The 'Sounion' was en route from Al Basrah to Singapore, which is in the opposite direction to which the tanker was sailing. The vessel was struck by three or four projectiles which damaged the ship’s steering. An exchange of small arms fire also took place before the small boats, with a reported 15 people on board, left the scene. The 'Sounion' meanwhile was left unable to steer but was otherwise reported to be undamaged. At around 09:00 a.m. there was news of a further attack on the 'Sounion', which was set on fire when the ship was hit by two projectiles. The tanker now had also lost its engine power, and the vessel was drifting and not under command. No injuries were reported. The European naval force EUNAVFOR Aspides sent a French air defence frigate [FDA] – probably the 'Chevalier Paul', which transited the Suez Canal on Aug 16 – to assist the Greek tanker. Arriving alongside the 'Sounion' on Aug 22, the French frigate had to neutralise a surface drone which, a priori, was heading towards the disabled tanker, which could be anchored in the vicinity of pos. 15-00.00 N 041-37.00 E. Report with photos: https://gcaptain.com/abandoned-tanker-sounion-poses-environmental-risk-after-red-sea-attack/

In the eastbound lane of the Traffic Separation Scheme (TSS) of the Singapore Straits (SS), the 'Aphrodite L', while underway northwest of Pulau Cula on Aug 11, 2024, was boarded by two perpetrators in pos. 1° 4' 8 N 103° 4'28 E, about 2.6 nm northwest of Pulau Cula. Nothing was reported stolen, and there were not injuries.

The 'Sounion' was attacked by two small boats and struck by three projectiles in the Red Sea off Yemen on Aug 21, 2024. There were no casualties reported among the 25 crew members, but the tanker was NUC and has lost the ability to manoeuvre. Initially the ship was approached by two small craft with approximately 15 people aboard. There was a brief exchange of small arms fire 77 nautical miles west of Hodeidah. The distance between the small craft and the merchant vessel subsequently increased to two nautical miles. At 5 a.m. LT, the master reported that two unidentified projectiles had struck the vessel before being hit by a third projectile. Smoke was reported in the engine room as well as one minor injury to a crew member. The ship has since come under a fourth attack and was not in a good condition.