Tuesday, February 21, 2017

U.S. Navy Believes An Unmanned Drone Boat Filled With Explosives Was Used To Attack A Saudi Frigate In The Red Sea Last Month



Defense News: New Houthi weapon emerges: a drone boat

US admiral fears Yemen civil war widening into the Red Sea

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates — The Houthi boat that attacked and hit a Saudi frigate Jan. 30 in the Red Sea, reported earlier as a suicide boat, was instead carried out by an unmanned, remote-controlled craft filled with explosives, the US Navy’s top officer in the Mideast said.

“Our assessment is that it was an unmanned, remote-controlled boat of some kind,” Vice Adm. Kevin Donegan, commander of the Bahrain-based US Fifth Fleet and head of US Naval Forces Central Command, told Defense News in an interview here Saturday.

The attack on the frigate Al Madinah appears to be the first confirmed use of the weapon which, Donegan said, represents a wider threat than that posed by suicide boats and shows foreign interests are aiding the Houthis.

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WNU Editor: This assessment is raising alarm bells throughout the Middle East.

More News On Reports That An Unmanned Drone Boat Filled With Explosives Was Used To Attack A Saudi Frigate In The Red Sea Last Month

Navy: Saudi Frigate Attacked by Unmanned Bomb Boat, Likely Iranian -- USNI News
Drone Boat Was Used in Saudi Frigate Attack -- Maritime Executive
Attack on Saudi Frigate off Yemen Was Made by Drone Boat -- The Drive

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