After Israel attacked a tugboat, oil tankers near the port of Yemen were forced to evacuate.

The Israeli airstrikes damaged the tugboats needed to tow commercial ships ashore, resulting in a large fleet of commercial ships being stranded near the port of Ras Isa in Yemen. At the end of December last year, the Israeli Defense Forces attacked Yemen, causing severe damage to several tugboats. According to dock workers and a senior official from the Yemeni internationally recognized government's transportation department, although these tugboats have been out of service for about three weeks, port workers are still slowly bringing oil tankers into the port, causing congestion at the port. According to compiled ship tracking and Vortexa data, there are currently at least 15 oil tankers gathering at or near the port, with some of them carrying Russian fuel. The accumulation of tugboats is a symbol of the delays that have plagued the shipping market for over a year, increasing sailing times and costs. The continuous maritime attacks in the region, including Israeli strikes on Yemeni targets and Houthi attacks on vessels in the Red Sea, have disrupted an important trade route, forcing many ships to reroute. The maritime security company Ambrey reported that last month, during Israeli Defense Forces' attacks on the ports of Ras Isa and Hodeidah, there were 30 ships nearby, with 22 at Ras Isa port and 8 at Hodeidah port. According to Ambrey, no commercial ships were damaged.