2023-12-31 19:45:00
US Navy helicopters Destroyed three small boats belonging to Yemen’s Houthi rebels while attempting to hijack a container ship in the Red Sea.
On Sunday, December 31, 2023, the US military said that four small gunboats had been seized from areas controlled by Houthi rebels in Yemen. Opened fire on a container ship named ‘Maersk Hangzhou’ and approached the ship within regarding 20 meters, presumably intending to board the ship.
The US military said helicopters from the aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower and the nearby destroyer USS Gravely responded to a distress signal from the cargo ship. So he traveled and was attacked by a Houthi rebel boat. So they responded to protect themselves and sank three ships, while the fourth ship was able to escape from the area.
Later, a Houthi spokesman said: The cargo ship refused to heed their warnings. and that 10 group members were killed or missing in the latest incident.
The Houthis have been carrying out attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea since November. It claims to have attacked a ship affiliated with Israel. In response to the war in Gaza
This is the second time in 24 hours that the Mesk Hangzhou has been attacked, with an anti-ship missile fired on Saturday from an area controlled by the Houthis. enter this ship But there were no reports of any serious damage.
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