Updates: USS Gravely Responds To Multiple Distress Calls, Houthi Attack On Merchant Vessel, Shoots Down 2 Ballistic Missiles
US Central Command: "Today at approximately 8:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), the container ship MAERSK HANGZHOU reported that they were struck by a missile while transiting the Southern Red Sea."
U.S. Central Command: USS GRAVELY shoots down two anti-ship ballistic missiles while responding to Houthi attack on merchant vessel. US forces responded to two distress calls by the same merchant vessel In 24 hours, deploying helicopters.
The United Kingdom Marine Trade Operations also reported an incident about 55 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah accompanied by a “flash on the port bow of the vessel”. Several other explosions in the vicinity were reported by the UKMTO.
