Maritime Intelligence · Demo
Red Sea Threat Watchboard
A weekly operating picture of the Red Sea coastline — last 7 days, sized for a maritime analyst preparing a vessel-routing brief. Built on the GDELT Cloud public API. Other demos →
Last refreshed: 2026-10-08 07:35 UTC · auto-refreshed every 24h
Executive brief
Red Sea coastline · weekly · last 7 days
- Volume
100 structured events and 50 story clusters across 6 countries, 2026-10-02 → 2026-10-08. - Dominant narrative
Largest story cluster: "US presidential adviser holds talks with Sudanese leader on conflict settlement" (498 articles). Most-mentioned actors: Houthis, Houthi movement, Houthis. - Casualties
No fatal incidents recorded in the window — narrative dominated by political and infrastructure events, not direct kinetic exchanges. - Macro context
Brent Crude Oil +5.4% over the window (now 89.2 USD/bbl). Move is consistent with elevated risk premium. - Infrastructure
60 oil/gas + LNG assets in the geographic window — defines the exposure footprint for shipping, insurance, and energy security.
Bottom line · Route-planning posture: maintain heightened watch; recommend extra fuel reserves and stand-by escort coverage.
Events
100
across 6 countries
Story clusters
50
with ≥8 articles
Fatal incidents
0
0 fatalities
Energy assets
60
oil/gas + LNG terminals
Geographic picture
Layers
Legend · circles = events (size = magnitude, color = Goldstein severity) · diamonds = story clusters (size = article count) · squares = oil/gas + LNG terminals · click any marker for detail.
Macro context · illustrative frozen sample
Brent Crude Oil
89.2 USD/bbl▲ +5.4%
2026-04-212026-05-19
Events · structured incidents · by significance
- sig 0.63Explosions/Remote violenceShelling/artillery/missile attack2026-10-03 · PalestineIsraeli forces shell residential building in western Gaza, killing fiveIsraeli forces (Israel)Goldstein-10.0
- sig 0.63INFRASTRUCTUREDeliberate Infrastructure Sabotage2026-10-04 · Saudi ArabiaUnidentified attackers strike Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipelineUnidentified attackers→Saudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia)Mag6.0Propagation68%Mkt sens70%Systemic67%
- sig 0.62Explosions/Remote violenceAir/drone strike2026-10-06 · YemenSaudi aircraft strike family home in Yemen’s HajjahSaudi armed forces (Saudi Arabia)→CiviliansGoldstein-9.5
- sig 0.60POLITICALDestroy Property2026-10-07 · PalestineIsraeli authorities demolish Al-Tur residential buildingIsraeli authorities (Israel)→Al-Tur residential building (Palestine)Goldstein-9.2Mag9.0Propagation42%Mkt sens5%Systemic13%
- sig 0.58POLITICALConfiscate Property2026-10-05 · PalestineIsrael issues order to seize land in Jenin neighborhoodIsrael (Israel)→Palestinian landowners (Palestine)Goldstein-9.2Mag9.0Propagation34%Mkt sens5%Systemic10%
- sig 0.58BattlesArmed clash2026-10-04 · YemenAl-Sabiha defenders fight for 13 hours, leaving 12 deadUnidentified Armed Group (Yemen)→Unidentified Armed Group (Yemen)Goldstein-10.0
- sig 0.57POLITICALThreaten with Military Force2026-10-04 · Saudi ArabiaYemeni government announces military campaign against Houthi militiaYemeni government (Yemen)→Houthi militia (Yemen)Goldstein-7.0Mag6.0Propagation60%Mkt sens5%Systemic42%
- sig 0.57INFRASTRUCTURESupply Chain Disruption2026-10-06 · Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia restarts crude oil loadings at Yanbu portSaudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia)→Global crude oil marketMag4.0Propagation56%Mkt sens60%Systemic67%
- sig 0.56POLITICALDestroy Property2026-10-06 · PalestineBen-Gvir joins demolition of Palestinian home sheltering 70 peopleItamar Ben-Gvir (Israel)→Palestinian home (Palestine)Goldstein-9.2Mag9.0Propagation28%Mkt sens5%Systemic5%
- sig 0.56POLITICALDestroy Property2026-10-07 · IsraelJerusalem residents demolish homes after municipal ordersJerusalem residents (Palestine)→Their homes (Palestine)Goldstein-9.2Mag9.0Propagation28%Mkt sens5%Systemic12%
- sig 0.55POLITICALIncrease Military Alert Status2026-10-06 · PalestineIsrael Katz raises army readiness ahead of possible Hamas attacksIsrael Katz (Israel)→Hamas (Palestine)Goldstein-7.2Mag7.0Propagation58%Mkt sens5%Systemic20%
- sig 0.54POLITICALDestroy Property2026-10-06 · IsraelBen-Gvir attends residential demolition in Jerusalem’s At-TurIsraeli authorities (Israel)→Residential building in At-Tur (Israel)Goldstein-9.2Mag9.0Propagation28%Mkt sens5%Systemic7%
- sig 0.54INFRASTRUCTUREEnergy Infrastructure Event2026-10-06 · Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia restores East-West oil pipeline capacitySaudi Arabia (Saudi Arabia)→Oil marketsMag5.0Propagation36%Mkt sens70%Systemic60%
- sig 0.54POLITICALConfiscate Property2026-10-07 · DjiboutiDjibouti police occupy Football Association headquartersDjibouti police (Djibouti)→Djibouti Football Association (Djibouti)Goldstein-9.2Mag9.0Propagation30%Mkt sens5%Systemic10%
- sig 0.53POLITICALDestroy Property2026-10-07 · PalestineIsraeli army demolishes martyrs' memorial in NablusIsraeli army (Israel)→Martyrs' memorial in Nablus (Palestine)Goldstein-9.2Mag9.0Propagation28%Mkt sens5%Systemic8%
Stories · article clusters · by reach
Story2026-10-06· Sudansig 0.67US presidential adviser holds talks with Sudanese leader on conflict settlement498 articles1 linked eventPoliticalvia avesta.tj
Story2026-10-02· Iransig 0.67Trump threatens Iran over copilot's alleged attempt to crash flight to Israel497 articles6 linked eventsConflict securityvia aljazeera.com- Story2026-10-05· Yemensig 0.62Yemeni government launches operation to retake Houthi-held territory314 articles7 linked eventsConflict securityvia aljazeera.com
Story2026-10-07· Yemensig 0.55Yemen condemns Houthi attacks on Saudi airports153 articles2 linked eventsConflict securityvia aljazeera.com
Story2026-10-02· Saudi Arabiasig 0.52Houthis attack power distribution station in Medina, Saudi-led coalition says121 articles4 linked eventsConflict securityvia aawsat.com
Story2026-10-07· Yemensig 0.52Houthi missile targets Aden airport runway before Yemenia flight lands114 articlesConflict securityvia aljazeera.com
Story2026-10-05· Yemensig 0.50Yemen’s Giants Brigades reach the outskirts of the Bab al-Mandab area100 articles4 linked eventsConflict securityvia ajel.sa
Story2026-10-04· Saudi Arabiasig 0.50Houthis claim strike on Saudi oil facility as Saudi forces hit Sanaa96 articles1 linked eventConflict securityvia aljazeera.com
Named entities
- HHouthisorganizationArticles2409Stories892Events160
- HMHouthi movementorganizationArticles219Stories219Events59
- HHouthisorganizationArticles58Stories58Events17
- HFHouthi forcesorganizationArticles0Stories0Events0
- HMHouthi movementorganizationArticles113Stories78Events38
- EMEducation MinistryorganizationArticles1Stories1Events0
- HHouthisorganizationArticles141Stories141Events34
- HDHouthi de facto authoritiesorganizationArticles1Stories1Events0
- AAAbdul-Malik al-HouthipersonArticles2Stories2Events3
- AAABD AL-KHALIQ AL-HOUTHIperson
Illustrative web context · sample text, not sourced reporting
Illustrative sample· 2026-05-18
Houthi maritime strikes resume on Red Sea shipping
Maritime traffic through the Bab-el-Mandeb fell sharply this month as Houthi forces escalated attacks on commercial vessels...
Illustrative sample· 2026-05-15
EU naval mission extends Operation Aspides through year-end
European Union member states agreed to extend the EU NAVFOR Aspides mission protecting commercial vessels in the Red Sea...
How this demo is built: Events, Stories, Entities and energy assets come from the GDELT Cloud public REST API. Macro and web context are frozen illustrative examples. The standalone Python repo at github.com/gdelt-cloud/demos reproduces this dashboard with one API key.