Yemeni rebels attacked a Maersk cargo ship. US Navy helicopters repelled the attackers, destroying three of the four boats. Attacks of this type have increased since the resurgence of the conflict between Hamas and Israel in early October 2023.
Attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea continue . This Thursday, December 28, the American Navy, known as the US Navy, shot down a drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, reports Agence France Presse (AFP) .
According to the US Middle East Command (Centcom), this was “the 22nd attempted attack by the Houthis against international shipping since October 19”.
On Saturday, an American destroyer shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Yemen, while responding to a distress call from a container ship hit in another attack.
And this Sunday, January 31, the US Navy claims to have repelled an attack against a cargo ship from the Maersk company, the Maersk Hangzhou , a container ship flying the Singaporean flag.
US Navy helicopters destroyed three of the four boats used by Houthi fighters, AFP reports again.
