uesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Iran-backed Houthi terrorists of Yemen seizing the car carrier MV Galaxy Leader and taking its crew hostage.

The crew remains in captivity, reportedly living aboard their ship under Houthi guard.

The Houthis illegally seized the Galaxy Leader in a commando raid as it was sailing through international waters in the Red Sea on November 19, 2023. The ship is flagged from the Bahamas, owned by a British-based shipping company called Galaxy Maritime, operated by a Japanese corporation, and crewed by 17 Filipinos, 3 Ukrainians, 2 Bulgarians, 2 Mexicans, and on