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U.S. Navy Destroys Three Houthi Attack Boats

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December 31, 2023
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U.S. Navy Destroys Three Houthi Attack Boats

U.S. Navy Destroys Three Houthi Attack Boats

Houthi armed boat
File picture courtesy Houthi Military Media



The Red Sea has been a tough place to function for Western transport pursuits for weeks, however this weekend, the boxship Maersk Hangzhou had a very powerful time of it. On Saturday, she was hit by an unknown object, and on Sunday, assailants tried to board her by pressure – solely to be repelled by U.S. Navy helicopters. 

On Sunday morning at 0630, Maersk Hangzhou issued a misery name reporting that she was beneath assault by 4 small craft. The small assault boats got here from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, in accordance with U.S. Central Command. They approached to inside about 20 yards of Maersk Hangzhou and opened fireplace with crew-served weapons and small arms.

Maersk Hangzhou had an embarked contract safety crew on board, they usually returned fireplace in self-defense. Meanwhile, the service USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the destroyer USS Gravely dispatched helicopters to the scene. The aircrews tried to keep off the small craft with verbal warnings, however the attackers opened fireplace on the U.S. Navy helicopters. The helicopter crews returned fireplace, destroying three of the boats and killing their crews, in accordance with Central Command. The remaining boat fled the world. 

No U.S. personnel have been injured, and there was no harm to any of the plane. Maersk Hangzhou’s crew is reported protected, and the ship has continued on her business voyage. 

“Ensuring the safety of our crew is our utmost priority, and all necessary security measures are implemented to protect them. The crew will receive all the support needed to handle this difficult and serious situation,” Maersk mentioned in an announcement. 

It was the second time that Maersk Hangzhou had been attacked in 24 hours. On Saturday morning at 0630, the ship was hit by an unknown object. It didn’t trigger a fireplace, nor have been crew injured. USS Gravely and USS Laboon responded to help, and Gravely shot down two inbound ballistic missiles shortly after. Maersk didn’t specify the extent of any harm, however Central Command mentioned that the ship was nonetheless seaworthy. 

Houthi forces have vowed revenge for the result of Sunday’s engagement, thereby confirming that the 4 boats have been of Houthi origin. “These martyrs for the sake of Palestine confirm that the American enemy bears the consequences of this crime and its repercussions,” a Houthi spokesman threatened. “Its military movements in the Red Sea to protect Israeli ships will not prevent Yemen from performing its religious, moral, and humanitarian duty in support and victory for the oppressed in Palestine.”

It is unclear why Maersk Hangzhou was focused, however Maersk Line was among the many first European carriers to place its religion in a U.S.-led safety coalition and return to transits within the Houthi-controlled southern Red Sea. Some carriers – notably Hapag-Lloyd – had signaled that they thought of the world nonetheless unsafe to transit. 

Some transport pursuits within the tanker commerce have determined to broadcast a political message – “no contact with Israel” – so as to dissuade Houthi attackers. Another service, OOCL, has determined to challenge a public discover that it’s suspending all calls in Israeli ports. This messaging seems to align with the Houthis’ political calls for: Houthi leaders have vowed to strike ships that decision at Israeli seaports, citing opposition to the continuing Israeli safety operation in Gaza. 

For its half, Maersk has determined to rethink its coverage on the Red Sea route. “In light of the incident – and to allow time to investigate the details of the incident and assess the security situation further – it has been decided to delay all transits through the area until 2nd January,” the number-two ocean service mentioned. 

To date, the White House has been unwilling to mount a kinetic retaliatory response, however its strategy could change if Houthi assaults proceed. UK outlet The Times stories that whereas this weekend’s occasions have been nonetheless not sufficient to set off airstrikes, the UK and U.S. governments plan to verbally threaten Houthi leaders with “limited” and “significant” strikes within the occasion of any additional assaults on transport.

Though the EU is a main financial beneficiary of Red Sea transport, the U.S. and UK are reported to be struggling to safe EU companions to hitch the response. Israel’s operations in Gaza are not supported by the vast majority of European voters, and European governments have struggled to succeed in consensus on dispatching even an air protection/policing pressure to counter Houthi threats within the Red Sea. 

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