UAE-flagged RWABEE hijacked off Yemen’s coast: Saudi-led coalition Vessel on way from Yemen’s Socotra island to Saudi Arabia’s Jazan Port RWABEE was carrying medical field equipment A Saudi-led coalition has accused Yemen’s Iranian-aligned Houthi militia of hijacking a UAE-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea and called on the military group to release the vessel, vowing to take action, including the use of force to free it, a Saudi spokesman said on Jan. 3. Receive daily email alerts, subscriber notes & personalize your experience. Register Now According to Brigadier General Turki Al-Malki, the spokesperson of the Saudi-led coalition fighting the militia in Yemen, the Houthis hijacked the ship RWABEE, which is sailing under the UAE flag, near the coast of Hodeidah in Yemen late on Jan. 2. “RWABEE was conducting a maritime mission from the Island of Socotra to Jazan Port,” said Malki in a statement carried by […]