U.S. Central Command mentioned Sunday that Houthis launched an anti-ballistic missile towards a tanker ship that carries oil and chemical substances within the Gulf of Aiden on Saturday, although it struck the water and didn’t trigger harm to the ship or accidents to these on board.
In a publish on X, U.S. Central Command mentioned the Iranian-backed Houthis have been probably concentrating on the M/V Torm Thor, which is flagged and owned by a U.S. firm. The ship was crusing within the Gulf of Aden on the time of the incident, which was reportedly at 11:45 p.m. native time.
At about 9 p.m. that night, U.S. Central Command forces shot down two one-way unmanned aerial automobiles (UAV) over the Purple Sea in self-defense.
Central Command mentioned a 3rd UAV was additionally heading towards the realm and crashed from what gave the impression to be an in-flight failure.
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“CENTCOM forces recognized the UAVs and decided they offered an imminent risk to service provider vessels and to the U.S. Navy ships within the area,” Central Command mentioned. “These actions are taken to guard freedom of navigation and make worldwide waters safer and safer for U.S. Navy and service provider vessels.”
Houthi assaults proceed to happen within the area, regardless of efforts from the U.S. and allies to guard service provider ships.
On Thursday, Houthis fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles from southern Yemen into the Gulf of Aden, however that point, the missiles impacted the MV Islander, a Palau-flagged, U.Okay.-owned, cargo provider inflicting one minor damage and harm.
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The assault got here after the Pentagon confirmed the Houthis shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone off the coast of Yemen on Monday, marking the second such assault since November 2023.
Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists additionally fired two anti-ship ballistic missiles at a Greek-flagged ship headed to Yemen to ship grain on Monday, inflicting minor harm, in response to U.S. Central Command.
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Regardless of the minor harm on the U.S.-owned M/V Sea Champion, the ship continued on track to Aden in Yemen, the place it finally delivered the grain for the advantage of the Yemeni folks.
Central Command mentioned the M/V Sea Champion has delivered humanitarian assist to the nation 11 occasions over the previous 5 years.
Fox Information’ Greg Norman and Liz Friden contributed to this report.