Published by Global Banking and Finance Review
Posted on October 7, 2025
2 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
A crew member of the Dutch cargo ship attacked by Houthis in the Gulf of Aden has died. The ship was struck by an explosive device, causing significant damage.
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -A crew member of the Dutch cargo ship that was attacked by Houthis in the Gulf of Aden last week has died of his injuries, the vessel's Amsterdam-based operator Spliethoff said in a statement Monday evening.
The company did not release further details about the deceased crew member, but a spokesperson told a Dutch broadcaster they were Filipino.
The vessel, Minervagracht, was in international waters in the Gulf of Aden when it was struck by an explosive device that inflicted substantial damage and started a fire on the ship. A helicopter was used to rescue 19 of its crew, who are Russian, Ukrainian, Filipino and Sri Lankan.
Yemen's Houthis clamed responsibility for the attack. The Iran-aligned group has launched numerous assaults on vessels in the Red Sea since 2023, targeting ships they deem linked with Israel in what they say is solidarity with Palestinians over Israel's war on Gaza.
Spliethoff added that one other crew member remained under medical care in Djibouti.
"His condition is stable, and we expect he will be able to return home later this week."
(Reporting by Charlotte Van Campenhout; Editing by Raju Gopalakrishnan)
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