"Red Sea Crisis Forces Hundreds of Global Cargo Ships to Reroute; Adds Time, Cost Amid Houthi Attacks"

Red Sea crisis: What it takes to reroute the world's biggest cargo ships

By Chris BaraniukFeatures correspondentAlamyCargo ships are being rerouted from shipping lanes through the Suez Canal and the Red Sea (Credit: Alamy)Hundreds of cargo ships are being rerouted around the southern tip of Africa to avoid Houthi attacks in the Red Sea. But just how easy is it to divert the world's biggest ships?You can see exactly where the drone attack hit. Just look for the grisly black scorch marks staining the ship's white paint. On 17 January, the MV Genco Picardy, a US-owned b...