Fishermen face deadly dangers as Yemen’s Red Sea becomes a warzone

Al-Makha, Yemen – Mazhar works on a sea that has long been a front line in Yemen’s conflict.The fisherman, based in the city of al-Makha (also known as Mocha) on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, has long struggled to make a living since war arrived in the region in 2015.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Trump demands compensation from Iran as talks on Strait of Hormuz continuelist 2 of 3Iran, US set new conditions during Hormuz talks: What does this mean?list 3 of 3Yemen’s Houthis launch ballistic missile attacks on al-Makha and Maribend of listFuel is expensive, and so is renting a boat. But Mazhar, who is in his 40s and has a family that solely relies on the income from his fishing, has a bigger problem: whenever he sets out for the sea, he might not return home.“Recently, a fishing boat in al-Khawkhah was fired on, and we lost two colleagues,” Mazhar said. “No one knows why, and the authorities haven’t announced the cause of the incident.”Venturing beyond the shoreline is a dangerous gamble since the sea turned into a battlefield – Mazhar knows fishermen who have gone missing without a trace. But when there’s no food left at home, he decides to risk it anyway.Red Sea restricti...