In the Odessa bay, US destroyers repelled an air attack by the Houthis
Kyiv • UNN
Two US Navy destroyers successfully defended merchant ships from a Houthi missile and drone attack in the Gulf of Aden. The attack took place on December 9-10, there were no casualties or injuries.
Two destroyers of the United States Navy repelled a shotgun missile strike from the Yemeni Houthis on merchant ships in the Gulf of Aden. Civilian vessels and crew were not injured. This is reported by the central command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) in the social network X, writes UNN.
Details
It is noted that the US Navy destroyers USS Stockdale (GDP 106) s USS O'kane (GDP 77) were involved in repelling the air attack. The Hussite attack and the downing of air targets occurred on December 9-10.
The destroyers escorted three merchant ships belonging to the United States and flying their flag,
The US side notes that"reckless attacks did not lead to injuries and damage to any ship, civilian personnel or the US Navy.
According to the American side, the destroyers successfully hit and destroyed unmanned aerial systems and one anti-ship cruise missile.
During the transit from November 30 to December 1, The Destroyers successfully repelled an attack by the Hussites, who are supported by Iran,
addition
Earlier, on December 10, Western media reported that a military representative of the Hussites spoke about the attack on a group of ships. According to a representative of the Yemeni militants, their target during the strike was three supply ships and two American destroyers that accompanied them to the Gulf of Aden.
recall
In October, the WSJ reported that the Russian Federation gave data to the Houthis to target ships through Iranian intermediaries. During the year, the Houthis carried out more than 100 attacks, as a result of which 4 sailors were killed and 2 ships sank.
