The US Navy shot down 4 drones heading in the direction of a US destroyer within the southern Pink Sea and launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Central Command (CENTCOM) mentioned on Saturday.
“That is the 14th and fifteenth assault by Houthi militants on industrial delivery since October 17,” CENTCOM mentioned in a press release on the X web site.
Iran’s Houthi militants, who management a lot of Yemen, have been crippling worldwide commerce for weeks by attacking ships passing by means of the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
In accordance with the Houthis, that is their response to Israel’s struggle in opposition to Hamas.
US Naval Forces Central Command responded to misery calls from two ships that had been underneath assault, CENTCOM mentioned.
The Norwegian-flagged vessel Blaamanen mentioned it virtually fell sufferer to a Houthi drone assault. As well as, an Indian-flagged oil tanker owned by Gabon reported being attacked, CENTCOM famous on X.
The Indian tanker was crusing forward of the Norwegian vessel when it was attacked by drones, Blaamanen operator Hansa Tankers mentioned in a press release on Sunday. The assertion additionally indicated that two Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles had been “fired into worldwide delivery lanes within the southern Pink Sea from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.”
Just a few days in the past, the US launched Operation Prosperity Guardian, noting that greater than a dozen nations have agreed to take part within the operation, which includes joint patrols within the waters of the Pink Sea close to Yemen.