The US Navy has destroyed Houthi “small boats” attempting to board a container ship in the Red Sea.
Four vessels from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen fired upon the Maersk Hangzhou and got to within metres of the ship, the US military said.
Helicopters from nearby US warships responded to a distress call and after being fired upon, sunk three of them “in self-defence”.
Helicopters from nearby US warships responded to a distress call and after being fired upon, sunk three of them “in self-defence”.
Houthi forces have been attacking ships in the Red Sea since November, launching more than 100 drone and missile attacks on vessels passing through the the vital shipping lane.
The Iranian-backed Yemeni rebel group previously claimed its attacks are directed at vessels linked to Israel, in response to the war in Gaza.
The commercial ship attacked, the Maersk Hangzhou, is registered to Singapore and operated and owned by a Danish firm, US Central Command (Centcom) said.
Maersk, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, says it has paused sailings through the Red Sea for 48 hours.
The firm had only resumed using the route a few days ago, after the US and its allies launched a mission to protect ships in the area.
The US Navy has destroyed Houthi “small boats” attempting to board a container ship in the Red Sea.
Helicopters from nearby US warships responded to a distress call and after being fired upon, sunk three of them “in self-defence”.
Four vessels from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen fired upon the Maersk Hangzhou and got to within metres of the ship, the US military said.
Houthi forces have been attacking ships in the Red Sea since November, launching more than 100 drone and missile attacks on vessels passing through the the vital shipping lane.
Helicopters from nearby US warships responded to a distress call and after being fired upon, sunk three of them “in self-defence”.
Helicopters from nearby US warships responded to a distress call and after being fired upon, sunk three of them “in self-defence”.
Houthi forces have been attacking ships in the Red Sea since November, launching more than 100 drone and missile attacks on vessels passing through the the vital shipping lane.
The Iranian-backed Yemeni rebel group previously claimed its attacks are directed at vessels linked to Israel, in response to the war in Gaza.
The commercial ship attacked, the Maersk Hangzhou, is registered to Singapore and operated and owned by a Danish firm, US Central Command (Centcom) said.
Maersk, one of the largest shipping companies in the world, says it has paused sailings through the Red Sea for 48 hours.
The firm had only resumed using the route a few days ago, after the US and its allies launched a mission to protect ships in the area.
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