US Navy sinks 3 Houthi boats attacking
merchant ship in Red Sea, US says
Posted By: NorthernDog, 12/31/2023 10:01:42 AM
U.S. Navy helicopters returned fire and and sank three small boats carrying Houthi militants in the Red Sea on Sunday, after U.S. warships responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel, military officials said. A Maersk container ship, the Singapore-flagged Hangzhou, issued a distress call at about 6:30 a.m. local time, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Sunday. The merchant vessel said four small boats were attacking it. "The small boats, originating from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, fired crew-served and small-arms weapons at the Maersk Hangzhou, getting to within 20 meters of the vessel, and attempted
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The Maersk cargo ship is carrying 14,000 containers. The Houthi's apparently were trying to hijack it.