Commentary by Russian military journalist Boris Rozhin
[ColonelCassad] The Houthis successfully targeted a Maersk container ship in the Red Sea with a missile, despite previous US statements about strengthening shipping security.
No serious damage, though. Touch football, not tackle.
The United States said that its destroyer was able to shoot down two missiles launched from Yemen from the Hodeidah port area.
Overall, Ansar Allah shows. that at this stage, despite the efforts made, the United States cannot guarantee the safety of navigation in the Red Sea and the Houthis are capable of hitting ships heading to Israel, even those traveling under the protection of the American fleet.
| It’s past time for America, et al to castrate the Houthi ability to launch. |
Well, in general, the Houthis are handsome - they don’t waste words, they do what they promised - they hammer at ships in the Red Sea and in Israel.
| Oh no, Colonel. They waste a great many words, indeed. |
Attacks on American military bases are now routine, although 10 years ago even a single attack would have seemed like something unprecedented.
Times have changed.
| Election next November. |
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US destroyer shoots down two missiles launched from Yemen over the Red Sea
The American destroyer USS Gravely shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles in the Red Sea. This was reported by the US Central Command (CENTCOM).
The military clarified that the missiles were launched from areas controlled by the Houthis in Yemen on the evening of December 30. They tried to attack the container ship MAERSK Hangzhou under the flag of Singapore, owned by Denmark.
The ship requested assistance. The destroyer USS Gravely responded to the request. The container ship was not seriously damaged and there were no reports of injuries.
As Regnum reported, on December 23, in the Red Sea, the Houthis carried out a drone attack on two oil tankers sailing under the flags of Norway and India. According to the US Navy Central Command, the US military received information about attacks on tankers in the southern part of the sea in the evening.
The two vessels in question are BLAAMANEN, a Norwegian-flagged chemical and oil tanker, and SAIBABA, a Gabon-owned Indian-flagged crude oil tanker.
The Royal Navy's Maritime Trade Coordination Center reported that two explosions occurred off the coast of Yemen, west of Hodeidah, on the morning of December 31. The explosions, five nautical miles from the unnamed vessel, were recorded 15 minutes after the center received two reports of drones.
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British Navy reports two explosions off the coast of Yemen, west of Hodeidah.
Two explosions occurred off the coast of Yemen, west of Hodeidah, on the morning of December 31. This was reported by the Center for Coordination of Maritime Trade Transport at the British Navy.
The explosions occurred at 03:20 local time (the same as Moscow time) with a difference of five minutes.
“UKMTO has received two reports of UAVs. About 15 minutes after their discovery, two explosions were recorded five nautical miles from the ship,” the center said in a statement on the social network X.
The UKMTO clarified that the ship was not damaged and was sent to its destination port. The crew is safe.
As Regnum reported , in early December, the Houthis attacked the American warship USS Carney in the Red Sea with missiles and drones. According to UK-based maritime security company Ambrey, the cargo ship was damaged in a drone strike off the northern Yemeni port of Hodeidah.
Off the coast of Yemen on December 14, the Houthis attacked a container ship of the Danish company Maersk in the Bab al-Mandeb Strait, heading to Israel.
On December 23, an unmanned aerial vehicle attacked a ship off the coast of India, resulting in an explosion and a fire. The Pentagon said the drone was launched from Iran.
A kamikaze drone hit an oil tanker flying the flag of Liberia in the Indian Ocean, 370 km from the coast.
| Mercutio gives us the ABC News version. It adds nothing more, but I love his title: FAFO - Houthi Version |
From Ward Carroll, retired US Naval aviator