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US Central Command said that a affiliated ship shot down – in self-defense – a drone launched from Yemen in the south of the Red Sea on Saturday near several commercial ships.
In a statement, the US command said that the warship USS Laboon shot down a drone that was launched from areas under its control. The Houthis In Yemen.
The statement indicated that “the shooting down of the march came in self-defense in international waters south of the Red Sea, in the vicinity of multiple commercial ships.”
He pointed out that “no injuries or damage were reported,” without giving further details.
On the Jan. 6, at approximately 9:30 a.m. (Sanaa time), an unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Iranian-backed Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen was shot down in self-defense by USS LABOON (DDG 59) in international waters of the Southern Red Sea in the vicinity of multiple… pic.twitter.com/fT00nlH0hk
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) January 6, 2024
In a parallel context, the British Maritime Trade Operations Authority said today that it had received a report of 6 small boats approaching a commercial ship about 50 nautical miles southeast of the Yemeni city of Mokha, before the boats left the area.
The British Authority added in a memorandum regarding this incident, “The safety of the ship and its crew has been reported.”
In solidarity with Gaza strip Since last October 7, which has been exposed to an Israeli war, the Houthis have been targeting, with missiles and drones, cargo ships in the Red Sea that are owned or operated by Israeli companies or that transport goods to and from Israel.
For his part, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin announced on December 18 the formation of a naval task force called “Guardian of prosperity“It includes 10 countries, including one Arab country, Bahrain, with the aim of confronting attacks in the Red Sea.
Maritime trade accounts for 70% of Israel’s imports, and 98% of its foreign trade passes through the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, while trade through the Red Sea contributes 34.6% to Tel Aviv’s economy, according to the Israeli Ministry of Finance.
