Port or tanker
Rodos and Xin Long Yang — Red Sea route reversals
22 July 2026 · Time not stated (GMT / UTC+0)
Red Sea; precise turnaround positions not published
What happened
The oil tankers Rodos and Xin Long Yang, carrying a combined 2.8 million barrels of Saudi crude from Yanbu to Asian buyers, reversed course in the Red Sea after initially sailing toward Bab al-Mandeb. Kpler shipping data cited by Al Jazeera documented the movements after Yemen’s Houthis announced a blockade of Saudi ports. No attack, damage, casualties, or pollution was reported; this marker records a conflict-related shipping disruption and route diversion, not a strike. The position is an approximate Red Sea reference because the vessels’ turnaround coordinates were not published.
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- Evidence
- Documented
- Confidence
- High
- Infrastructure
- Port or tanker
- Latitude
- 22.0000°
- Longitude
- 39.8000°
Attribution
Responsibility has not been established in the cited reporting.