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STORY: UN / RED SEA ATTACKS
TRT: 01:29
SOURCE: UNIFEED
RESTRICTIONS: NONE
LANGUAGES: ENGLISH / NATS
DATELINE: 11 JULY 2025, NEW YORK CITY / FILE
FILE - NEW YORK CITY
1. Wide shot, exterior, United Nations Headquarters
11 JULY 2025, NEW YORK CITY
2. Wide shot, spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric at the podium
3. Wide shot, journalists
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“The Secretary-General strongly condemns the resumption of Houthi attacks on civilian vessels transiting in the Red Sea, especially the attacks that took place from 6 to 8 July 2025. The sinking of both the Motor Vessel Magic Seas and the Motor Vessel Eternity C, with the deaths of at least four crew members and injuries to others, is a dangerous re-escalation in this critical waterway.”
5. Wide shot, journalists
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Beyond being an unacceptable attack on the safety and security of seafarers, these acts also violated the freedom of navigation, caused a hazard to maritime transport and represent a serious risk of a significant environmental, economic and humanitarian damage to an already vulnerable coastal environment.”
7. Med shot, journalists
8. SOUNDBITE (English) Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the Secretary-General, United Nations:
“Security Council resolution 2768 related to these Houthi attacks against merchant and commercial vessels must be fully respected. The United Nations remains committed to continuing its efforts towards broader de-escalation in the region as well as continued engagement with Yemeni, regional and international actors to secure a sustainable and peaceful resolution to the conflict in Yemen.”
9. Wide shot, Dujarric at the podium
Secretary-General António Guterres today (11 Jul) “strongly” condemned the resumption of Houthi attacks on civilian vessels transiting in the Red Sea, including the sinking of the Magic Seas and the Eternity C motor vessels, which he said constiyutes “a dangerous re-escalation in this critical waterway.”
In a statement read by United Nations Spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric, the Secretary-General said, “beyond being an unacceptable attack on the safety and security of seafarers, these acts also violated the freedom of navigation, caused a hazard to maritime transport and represent a serious risk of a significant environmental, economic and humanitarian damage to an already vulnerable coastal environment.”
Security Council resolution 2768, Dujarric continued, “must be fully respected,” adding that “the United Nations remains committed to continuing its efforts towards broader de-escalation in the region as well as continued engagement with Yemeni, regional and international actors to secure a sustainable and peaceful resolution to the conflict in Yemen.”
The sinking of the Magic Seas and the Eternity C killed at least four crew members, with at least 15 crew members reported missing and injuries to others.
