One of two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthis on the container vessel M/V MSC SKY II within the Gulf of Aden hit the ship and precipitated “damage”, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated on Tuesday.
Initial stories indicated no accidents and the Liberian-flagged, Swiss-owned container vessel didn’t request help and continued on its means, CENTCOM stated in a press release.
A navy spokesperson for the Iran-aligned Houthis stated on Monday that they focused the vessel with “a number of suitable naval missiles”. Houthis are concentrating on Red Sea delivery lanes in help of Palestinians within the Israel-Hamas battle in Gaza.
The U.S. navy stated that Houthis additionally launched an anti-ship ballistic missile from Yemen into the southern Red Sea, nevertheless, it impacted the water with no injury or accidents to business or U.S. Navy ships.
CENTCOM forces carried out “self-defense” strikes towards two anti-ship cruise missiles that introduced “an imminent threat” to service provider vessels and U.S. Navy ships within the area, the assertion added.
The United States and Britain have launched strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen and redesignated the militia as a terrorist group.
Houthis’ Red Sea assaults have disrupted international delivery, forcing companies to re-route to longer and costlier journeys round southern Africa, and stoked fears that the Israel-Hamas battle might unfold to destabilize the broader Middle East.
(Reuters – Reporting by Enas Alashray; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Michael Perry)
