Attacks on the Eternity C
| Attacks on the MV Eternity C | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Red Sea crisis, Houthi attacks on commercial vessels and Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present) | |
| Location | Red Sea |
| Date | 7–8 July 2025 |
| Target | MV Eternity C |
| Weapons | |
| Deaths | 4 (Filipinos: 3 confirmed; 1 presumed) |
| Victims | 25 22 crew members: 21 Filipinos, 1 Russian 3 private guards: 1 Greek, 2 Indians |
| Perpetrators | Houthis |
On 7 July 2025, the Houthis attacked MV Eternity C, a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier, in the southern Red Sea on route from Berbera, Somalia, where it has been delivering aid. The vessel was assaulted with sea drones and rocket-propelled grenades and was seriously damaged. The vessel was abandoned and sank shortly after the attacks. Among at least 25 Filipino, Indian, Greek and Russian personnel on board, four Filipino crew members have been either confirmed or presumed killed in the attack; while the rest survived, with eleven of them captured by the Houthis and released in December.
The Houthis stated they attacked Eternity C because the vessel's operator continues to make port visits to Israel with other ships, and that they took an unspecified number of crew to a "safe location", although the United States stated the Houthis had taken the crew hostage. The vessel is registered in Monrovia, and owned and managed by Cosmo Ship Management of Athens, Greece.
During the same period, the merchant ship Magic Seas was hijacked and sunk by the Houthis after an attack.