Containership Fire in Red Sea Not Connected to Houthi Activity, Officials Confirm

A fire aboard the Hong Kong-flagged containership ASL BAUHINIA in the Red Sea has been officially determined to be unrelated to Houthi militant activity, according to the Combined Maritime Forces’s (CMF) Joint Maritime Information Center (JMIC).

The incident occurred in the early hours of January 28, 2025, when the crew discovered an on-deck fire approximately 122 na…