US Central Command Says Missile Fired From Houthi-Controlled Yemen Strikes Merchant Vessel In Red Sea

 

The Guardian: Missile hits Red Sea container ship, US destroyers shoot down two more 

Warships responded to call from Maersk Hangzhou when they came under fire from Houthi rebel-held part of Yemen, says US Central Command 

An American destroyer shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Yemen Saturday as it responded to a call for help from a container ship that was hit separately, the US Central Command (Centcom) said. 

Centcom said the US destroyers Gravely and Laboon responded to a request for assistance from the Maersk Hangzhou, a Singapore-flagged, Denmark-owned and operated container ship that reported being struck by a missile while transiting the Red Sea. 

While responding, missiles were launched toward the ships from territory controlled by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, Centcom said.  

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WNU Editor: No kidding .... Houthis show no sign of ending attacks on ships in the Red Sea, U.S. commander says (AP). 

 Update: Houthi leaders threaten more Red Sea attacks (see video below). 

 

 US Central Command Says Missile Fired From Houthi-Controlled Yemen Strikes Merchant Vessel In Red Sea  

US Shoots Down Houthi Anti-Ship Missiles For Second Time In 3 Days -- AFP  

Missile fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen strikes merchant vessel in Red Sea, Pentagon says -- CBS  

US Shoots Down Two Anti-Ship Missiles Launched by Houthi Targeting Maersk Vessel -- Bloomberg 

Maersk container ship struck by missile in Red Sea — US Central Command -- TASS