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Houthi rebels attacked 2 ships in the Red Sea at the same time, US military says

19 December 2023 07:07 (UTC +04:00)

The commercial ship Swan Atlantic, which was targeted in the Red Sea on Monday, “was attacked by a one-way attack drone and an anti-ship ballistic missile launched from a Houthi-controlled area in Yemen,” according to US Central Command, APA reports citing CNN.

The chemical/oil tanker, a Cayman Islands-flagged ship, called for assistance after the attack and the USS Carney, the closest US warship, responded to assess damage, CENTCOM said Monday night.

A second commercial ship in the Red Sea was targeted by Houthi militants around the same time as the attack on the Swan Atlantic, CENTCOM said.

“The bulk cargo ship M/V CLARA reported an explosion in the water near their location. This attack is separate from the attack on the M/V SWAN ATLANTIC,” CENTCOM said. “There was no request for support or report of damage. There were no injuries reported during either incident.”