The attack on the tanker Sounion, which took place on Wednesday while in transit in the Red Sea ( of 22 August 2024), caused a fire on the Suezmax which still ongoing: Yahya Sare'e, spokesman for the rebels on Friday Yemeni Houthis who led the attack, because - he said said Sare'e - "the oil tanker, which belongs to a company that has ties to the Israeli enemy and has violated the ban on entry into the ports of occupied Palestine," he said A video has been released in which flames can be seen blazing over most of the of the main deck.

Today the European naval force engaged in the Eunavfor operation Aspides for the protection of freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, Persian Gulf and North Arabian Sea areas announced that on the main deck of the Sounion, which is stopped in the area where it was hit, five fires believed to be located in correspondence with the hatches. In addition, part of the superstructure. On the other hand, no obvious signs of oil spills.