Although Vaggelis Staridas—the Greek armed guard who miraculously survived 48 harrowing hours at sea following the Houthi attack on a commercial vessel in the Red Sea—has been rescued by an international mission and transferred to a security ship, his ordeal is far from over.

The Greek-flagged tanker Sounion, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels last week in the Red Sea, remains on fire since August 23, the European naval mission "Shields" announced today via X.

Oil products tanker Sounion reported being attacked by two small boats and struck by three projectiles in the Red Sea off Yemen on Wednesday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said.