Houthi hijacking of the Galaxy Leader

Houthi hijacking of the Galaxy Leader
	Part of Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
	; The Galaxy Leader in 2006
Date	November 19, 2023
Location	Red Sea
Status	Galaxy Leader held by Houthis. Hostages released after 2025 Israel-Hamas Ceasefire
Belligerents
Houthis	Crew members
Strength
1 helicopter ; 10 armed militants	25 unarmed crew members
Casualties and losses
None	25 taken hostage. Some injured in the incident

The hijacking of the Galaxy Leader occurred on November 19, 2023, when Yemen's Houthi rebels seized the Bahamian-flagged cargo ship in the Red Sea near the Yemeni port of Hodeidah. The ship, en route from Turkey to India, was boarded by 10 armed militants who were dropped off by a helicopter and detained its 25 crew members, including nationals from the Philippines, Ukraine, Mexico and Romania.