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LONDON, Aug 3 (Reuters)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Six\u00a0Saudi-flagged supertankers have changed course in the\u00a0Gulf of Aden\u00a0in recent days and are heading to southern Africa following threats by\u00a0Yemen\u2019s Houthi movement\u00a0to target\u00a0Saudi\u00a0shipping, tracking data showed on Monday.<\/p>\n

The tankers, which were empty of cargo after returning from destinations in Asia, were sailing in formation towards southern Africa, rather than opting to transit the southern Red Sea via the Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint, according to AIS ship-tracking on LSEG and MarineTraffic.<\/p>\n

One of the tankers, Dilam, had Gibraltar as its destination, ship tracking showed.<\/p>\n

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The vessels\u2019 Saudi-based operator Bahri and other Saudi officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n

The tankers, each of which can carry a maximum of two million barrels of crude oil, had opted to re-route via the Cape taking into account the security situation, two trade sources said, based on their assessments.<\/p>\n

Their journeys will add at least 25 additional days of sailing time if they opt to cross Suez back to\u00a0Saudi\u00a0ports in the Red Sea, according to Reuters calculations.<\/p>\n

The Iran-aligned Houthis on July 20\u00a0declared a maritime embargo\u00a0against\u00a0Saudi\u00a0Arabia, opening a new front against the U.S. and its allies in the Iran war.<\/p>\n

Houthi attacks in recent days on\u00a0Saudi-linked ships prompted London\u2019s marine insurance market last week to widen its\u00a0\u201chigh risk\u201d zone\u00a0in the Red Sea, adding waters close to more\u00a0Saudi\u00a0Arabian ports.<\/p>\n

(Reporting by Jonathan SaulEditing by David Goodman and Barbara Lewis)<\/p>\n

(c) Copyright Thomson Reuters 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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