Houthi rebels disrupt ships in the Red Sea - in pictures

  • A ship in the Suez Canal heading towards the Red Sea in Ismailia, Egypt. Houthi rebels in Yemen have pledged to disrupt all shipping destined for Israel through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Getty Images
    A ship in the Suez Canal heading towards the Red Sea in Ismailia, Egypt. Houthi rebels in Yemen have pledged to disrupt all shipping destined for Israel through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Getty Images
  • Sailors on the USS Mason during Operation Prosperity Guardian. Photo: US Navy
    Sailors on the USS Mason during Operation Prosperity Guardian. Photo: US Navy
  • A ship travelling south through the Suez Canal. Getty Images
    A ship travelling south through the Suez Canal. Getty Images
  • The officer of the watch on the bridge of HMS Diamond in the Red Sea. Reuters
    The officer of the watch on the bridge of HMS Diamond in the Red Sea. Reuters
  • A container ship in the Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt. Getty Images
    A container ship in the Suez Canal near Ismailia, Egypt. Getty Images
  • A televised statement by the Houthis' military spokesman Yahya Sarea in Sanaa, Yemen, after a large-scale missile and drone attack by the group against shipping lanes in the Red Sea. EPA
    A televised statement by the Houthis' military spokesman Yahya Sarea in Sanaa, Yemen, after a large-scale missile and drone attack by the group against shipping lanes in the Red Sea. EPA
  • A ship in the Suez Canal heading towards the Red Sea. Getty Images
    A ship in the Suez Canal heading towards the Red Sea. Getty Images
  • On the bridge of HMS Diamond as Sea Viper missiles are fired in the Red Sea to combat a barrage of Houthi drones and missiles. Photo: Ministry of Defence via AP
    On the bridge of HMS Diamond as Sea Viper missiles are fired in the Red Sea to combat a barrage of Houthi drones and missiles. Photo: Ministry of Defence via AP