U.S Navy Warships Thwart Latest Houthi Missile & Drone Attack In The Red Sea

Warships of the U.S Navy shot down several missiles and drones fired by the Houthis, on Friday. A spokesperson of the Pentagon called it a complex attack, though no U.S ships were damaged or hit by the Houthi munitions and nobody was injured.

Houthis mentioned that they targeted 3 warships of the U.S Navy with a dozen ballistic and cruise missiles and drones and claimed to have scored direct hits on the ships, though U.S officials have refuted this claim, saying there is no evidence to support it.

Sabrina Singh, the deputy Pentagon spokesperson said that it was not clear whether the U.S warships were the targets of attack.

She added that it is not possible to know whether the shots were being fired at the U.S Navy Ships or they were targeting other vessels nearby. However, U.S Navy takes measures for its defense, Singh said.

“We did what we had to do to protect our forces, and at the end of the day, no ship was hit, no damage, and no injuries to our personnel,” she added.

Per a U.S Navy Official, there are 5 warships in the Red Sea; USS Frank E. Petersen, USS Michael Murphy, USS Spruance, USS Stockdale, and the USS Indianapolis.

Only Peterson and Murphy were patrolling the Red Sea a little over a week ago and the other 3 warships came in the last few days.

The U.S warships are in the Red Sea due to increased fears about an open conflict between Israel and Hezbollah.

Per media reports, Spruance, Stockdale, and Indianapolis were the warships that were targeted on Friday.

This was the latest attack initiated by Houthis, who have been attacking ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden with missiles and drones.

U.S. warships have retaliated and intercepted these threats and carried out strikes against them in Yemen.

Till Friday, the past two weeks had been quiet and U.S forces mentioned that they destroyed a missile system in Yemen and 2 drones over the Red Sea during this period.

References: NY Post, Business Insider, Stripes

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