Fresh US strikes target Houthi missiles
The US targeted anti-ship ballistic missiles in a Houthi-controlled part of Yemen hours before the militants struck the Greece-owned bulker
The US launched fresh strikes targeting Houthi missiles on Tuesday as the militants continue attacking ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. The Houthis hit a US-owned bulker on Monday, and a Greece-owned bulker on Tuesday several hours after the US strikes. Both vessels have continued sailing and no injuries were reported
THE US launched fresh strikes on Tuesday to target anti-ship ballistic missiles in a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen.
The strikes were conducted around 0415 hrs local time, according to US Central Command, hours before the Houthis struck the Greece-owned supramax Zografia (IMO: 9486013). They also come less than 24 hours after US-owned ultramax Gibraltar Eagle (IMO: 9702508) was struck on Monday.
“At approximately, 0415 hrs (Sanaa time), US forces struck and destroyed four Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles prepared to launch from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen,” Centcom said on X, formerly known as Twitter.
The two bulkers were both hit by ASBMs. No injuries or significant damage were reported in either incident.
US and UK forces launched strikes against multiple Houthi targets in the past week, killing several militants. The joint action came after the militants had, for weeks, wreaked havoc in the Red Sea, launching 27 attacks against shipping since November, including a “complex” attack in the past week that saw 21 drones and missiles intercepted by US and UK forces.
The US followed up on the joint strike the next day, hitting a Houthi radar site, according to Centcom.
Reuters first reported that the US struck in Yemen on Tuesday.
This story was updated to reflect that the US strike was launched before the Houthi strike on the vessel Zografia.
