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Three commercial vessels were attacked in the Red Sea on Sunday, prompting
a U.S. warship to shoot down multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV)
headed toward them.
The development could signify a serious escalation in a series of maritime
attacks in the Middle East linked to the Israel-Hamas war.
"Today, there were four attacks against three separate commercial vessels
operating in international waters in the southern Red Sea," a statement by
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) explained. "These three vessels are
connected to 14 separate nations."
USS Carney was in the southern Red Sea, just north of the Bab al-Mandab
Strait, when it shot down three Houthi drones heading in its direction, a
U.S. official told Fox News, adding that the action was taken in self-
defense. The drones were launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen,
the official claimed.
PENTAGON CONFIRMS 74TH ATTACK ON US TROOPS IN MIDDLE EAST SINCE OCT. 17
USS Carney first detected that Houthi ballistic missiles were headed
toward Unity Explorer, a vessel owned and operated by the United Kingdom.
USS Carney shot down the first Houthi UAV headed toward United Explorer
and did not incur any damage or injuries to personnel.
USS Carney is an Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer that shot
down drones and cruise missiles in recent weeks launched by Iran-backed
Houthi rebels, who claimed credit for Sunday's attack.
After the first incident on Sunday, Unity Explorer was hit later that
afternoon by another UAV and sustained minor damage. USS Carney destroyed
another UAV that was headed toward the ship.
Two other vessels, named Number 9 and Sophie II, were struck by missiles
that afternoon. USS Carney was able to shoot down a UAV headed toward
Sophie II.
"These attacks represent a direct threat to international commerce and
maritime security. They have jeopardized the lives of international crews
representing multiple countries around the world," CENTCOM said. "We also
have every reason to believe that these attacks, while launched by the
Houthis in Yemen, are fully enabled by Iran."
"The United States will consider all appropriate responses in full
coordination with its international allies and partners," the press
release concluded.
Earlier on Sunday, a White House official clarified to Fox News that USS
Carney specifically did not come under attack in the Red Sea, but that
they did respond to their distress calls.
There are no injuries to any of the crew members on the commercial
vessels, which represent multiple nations, meaning the crews are from one
country, while the ships are owned by another country and flagged by
another, according to the official.
The British military earlier said there had been a suspected drone attack
and explosions in the Red Sea, without elaborating.
Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree claimed the attacks,
saying the first vessel was hit by a missile and the second by a drone
while in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that links the Red Sea to the Gulf of
Aden. He described the ships as allegedly ignoring warnings from Houthi
officials prior to the attack.
Saree did not mention any U.S. warship being involved in the attack,
according to the AP.
"The Yemeni armed forces continue to prevent Israeli ships from navigating
the Red Sea (and Gulf of Aden) until the Israeli aggression against our
steadfast brothers in the Gaza Strip stops," Saree said. "The Yemeni armed
forces renew their warning to all Israeli ships or those associated with
Israelis that they will become a legitimate target if they violate what is
stated in this statement."
Before reports of an attack on a U.S. warship in the Red Sea, former CIA
director and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Saturday evening at the
Reagan National Defense Forum spoke about how the U.S. should respond to
the increasing number of attacks by Iran's proxy groups against U.S.
forces in the Middle East.
CASUALTIES, KIDNAPPED AND MORE NUMBERS SINCE HAMAS' ATTACK ON ISRAEL
"I would be much more aggressive," Panetta said. "I want to go after those
who are firing missiles at our troops and make sure they understand that
when they fire a missile – they are going to die."
U.S. forces in the Middle East have been attacked at least 75 times since
the middle of last month. The Pentagon does not count attacks on U.S.
warships at sea in this number.
Global shipping has increasingly been targeted as the Israel-Hamas war
threatens to become a wider regional conflict.
Earlier in November, the Houthis seized a vehicle transport ship also
linked to Israel in the Red Sea off Yemen. The rebels still hold the
vessel near the port city of Hodeida. Missiles also landed near another
U.S. warship last week after it assisted a vessel linked to Israel that
had briefly been seized by gunmen.
However, the Houthis had not directly targeted the Americans for some
time, further raising the stakes in the growing maritime conflict. In
2016, the U.S. launched Tomahawk cruise missiles that destroyed three
coastal radar sites in Houthi-controlled territory to retaliate for
missiles being fired at U.S. Navy ships, including USS Mason, at the time.
Fox News' Sarah Tobianski and The Associated Press contributed to this
report.
https://www.foxnews.com/world/us-warship-shoots-down-three-houthi-drones-
targeting-commercial-vessels-red-sea-centcom
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