On 26 January 2024, during the Red Sea crisis, the fuel tanker Marlin Luanda was struck by an anti-ship missile fired by Houthi forces.
[1] Despite the instigation in November 2023 of Houthi attacks on merchant ships, by January 2024 most oil tankers had continued traversing the Red Sea, with the significant exception of QatarEnergy.
[5][6] While sailing to Singapore from Egypt[7] the tanker, carrying Russian naphtha purchased below the price cap,[8] was struck by an anti-ship missile fired by Houthi rebels, as part of the Red Sea crisis.
[13][dubious – discuss] On 27 January, Trafigura released a statement saying that the crew were unharmed, and that they continued to battle the fire with the aid of military vessels.
[17] In July 2024 the International Maritime Organization decided to recognize the "extraordinary courage, determination and endurance demonstrated while coordinating firefighting and damage control efforts to combat the fire" by Captain Avhilash Rawat and the crew of Marlin Luanda, with the IMO 2024 Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea.