Rescue teams searching the Red Sea have brought fresh hope after pulling four more survivors from the water following the devastating Houthi missile attack on the Greek-operated vessel, Eternity C.

The survivors—three crew members and a security guard—were found on Thursday after drifting for more than 48 hours. This brings the total number of people rescued alive to ten, including eight Filipino sailors, an Indian crew member, and a Greek security guard.

Search operations are still underway for at least eleven people who remain missing. The rescue teams are pushing on with renewed determination, especially after Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who claimed responsibility for the attack, also alleged they were holding some crew members—though this claim has yet to be independently confirmed.

“This fills us with more courage to continue to search for those missing, as the Greek vessel operator requested, and shows that our search plan was correct,” said Nikos Georgopoulos, an official with Diaplous, a Greek maritime security firm assisting the operations.

The Eternity C, which flies a Liberian flag but is managed by a Greek company, was hit by a missile on Tuesday while navigating the southern Red Sea. This area has become increasingly dangerous due to frequent Houthi attacks targeting commercial ships.

Families of the missing are anxiously waiting for news, while international maritime groups have raised fresh alarms about the growing threat to shipping in one of the world’s most vital trade routes. As rescue teams continue to comb the waters, there is hope that more lives will still be saved.