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Red Sea: Greek ship hit by Houthi missile

The crisis in the Red Sea shows no sign of easing as a Greek owned ship is attacked. Many ships are now diverting around the southern tip of Africa.

The crisis in the Red Sea shows no sign of easing as a Greek owned ship is attacked in the Red Sea. As the threat of attacks continues, some insurance companies are placing new restrictions on the shipping industry, and many ships are now diverting around the southern tip of Africa rather than taking the shorter route through the Suez Canal.

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Presenter Roger Hearing is joined by Sushma Ramachandran, senior Ffnancial journalist for The Tribune newspaper in Delhi, India and by technology journalist, Takara Small, in Toronto.

(Photo: The Zografia ship which was attacked on 16 January, 2024, by Yemen's Houthi group on its way to Israel. Credit: Mohammed Mahmoud/Getty Images)

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  • Wed 17 Jan 2024 01:06GMT

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