The US Naval Central Command reported this Sunday the firing of two anti-ship missiles on maritime trade routes in the southern Red Sea from areas controlled by the Houthis in Yemen, as well as drone attacks on oil tankers and military ships that resulted in the loss of material or personal injuries.
In a statement published on the ballistic missile social network.
Likewise, he pointed out that the ship USS Laboon, part of the US-led military operation to protect maritime traffic from Houthi attacks, which was unleashed in Gaza in retaliation for Israel's indiscriminate attack on the Palestinian territory, shot down four drones “who had left the Palestinian territory”. Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen” in his direction. To date, no damage has been caused in this incident.
In addition, during the night in Sanaa, Central Command also received reports of two oil tankers, one Norwegian-flagged and one Indian-flagged, that had received drone strikes from Yemen.
The first, the M/V Blaamanen, said it was attacked by a drone that crashed near it and caused no damage.
The second ship, the M/V Saibaba, reported being hit by a drone but also suffered no damage and both ships received assistance from the USS Laboon.
Just last night, the British Navy warned of two new “incidents” near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, which connects the Red Sea with the Gulf of Aden, and urged ships traveling this sea route to exercise caution, one of the most important in the world world.
Both Central Command and British Navy information suggests that these “incidents,” which also occurred in the same area, occurred around the same time.
To date, no group has claimed ownership of these actions.
The Houthis have fired multiple volleys of rockets and drones against southern Israel over the past two and a half months.
They also announced that they would attack ships flying the Jewish state's flag and owned by Israeli companies or destined for Israel in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, prompting major shipping companies to suspend their operations in the sea route .
The United States announced last Tuesday the formation of an international coalition to protect commercial shipping in the Red Sea from attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.