Houthis release Galaxy Leader crew after 430 days in captivity

Bojan Lepic January 23, 2025

After 14 months and three days in captivity, the crew of the Galaxy Leader car carrier was released on Wednesday.

The vessel’s crew, made up of 25 nationals from Bulgaria, Ukraine, the Philippines, Mexico and Romania, was captured on November 19, 2023, when armed Houthis stormed the ship via helicopter.

This started the Red Sea shipping crisis during which the Hamas-supporting Houthis attacked more than 100 vessels.

Secretary-general of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) Arsenio Dominguez welcomed the release of the vessels’ crew, facilitated by discussions between the Hamas movement in Gaza and efforts from negotiators in Oman.

“This is a moment of profound relief for all of us – not only for the crew and their families but also for the wider maritime community. I am grateful for all the member states, regional entities and international partners whose steadfast support and strategic engagement were pivotal in securing the crew’s freedom and ensuring their wellbeing,” Dominguez said.

He added that innocent seafarers must not become collateral victims in wider geopolitical tensions and that this event marks the return to operations in the Red Sea as the maritime industry has been accustomed to.

“IMO will continue to rigorously uphold its commitment to the safety of seafarers worldwide, who continue to face risks in their essential work,” the IMO secretary-general added.

The release of the Galaxy Leader crew comes days after the first phase of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect. The Houthis claimed that the release was in support of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza and that they were committed to supporting the truce.

The Houthis stated that as long as the ceasefire remains, international merchant ships may transit the Red Sea. However, Israeli-owned and Israeli-flagged tonnage will remain targets.

Also, if the British and American military forces continue their attacks on Yemen, ships from those countries could be targeted too.

https://splash247.com/houthis-release-galaxy-leader-crew-after-430-days-in-captivity/

>>22417176

Milei has the Machismo

>>22417264

Did they not quite catch the part where they also imported the machismo?

>>22417281 (me)

Hmmm, maybe that's it?

Let the libtards know they imported the toxic masculinity when they imported Rico Suave and if they deport the vato the machismo gets deported too

>>22417300

Morton Grove, IL banned all firearms and violent crime went up 400%

Kennesaw, GA, required all heads of household to have a firearm, crime plummeted with a quickness

It was the 80s

>>22417524

They are currently organizing a Bake Sale

US exit from WHO could see fifth of budget disappear

11 hours ago Ana Faguy BBC News, Washington Dominic Hughes Health correspondent

US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to begin the process of withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization (WHO).

"Oooh, that's a big one," the newly inaugurated US president said as he approved the document after arriving back at the White House. It was one of dozens of executive actions he put his signature to on day one in office.

This marks the second time Trump has ordered the US be pulled out of the WHO.

Trump was critical of how the international body handled Covid-19 and began the process of pulling out from the Geneva-based institution during the pandemic. President Joe Biden later reversed that decision.

Carrying out this executive action on day one makes it more likely the US will formally leave the global agency.

"They wanted us back so badly so we'll see what happens," Trump said in the Oval Office, referring to the WHO, perhaps hinting the US might return eventually.

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The order said the US was withdrawing "due to the organization's mishandling of the Covid-19 pandemic that arose out of Wuhan, China, and other global health crises, its failure to adopt urgently needed reforms, and its inability to demonstrate independence from the inappropriate political influence of WHO member states".

The executive order also said the withdrawal was the result of "unfairly onerous payments" the US made to the WHO, which is part of the United Nations.

When Trump was still in office the first time around, he was critical of the organisation for being too "China-centric" in its tackling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Trump accused the WHO of being biased towards China in how it issued guidance during the outbreak.

Under the Biden administration the US continued to be the largest funder of the WHO and in 2023 it contributed almost one-fifth of the agency's budget.

The organisation's annual budget is $6.8bn (£5.5bn).

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c391j738rm3o

>>22417647

Those anons are happily welcomed upon their return

You are like chronic hemorrhoids, a pain in the ass nobody wants back