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US destroyer in the Red Sea shoots down 14 drones fired from Yemen

A US warship in the Red Sea has intercepted more than a dozen drones fired from Yemen. The 14 "one-way attack drones" were shot down by the destroyer "USS Carney" with no reports of damage to ships or casualties, the US military command for the Middle East (Centcom) said on Saturday on the...

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The "USS Carney" in the Suez Canal in November.aussiedlerbote.de
The "USS Carney" in the Suez Canal in November.aussiedlerbote.de

US destroyer in the Red Sea shoots down 14 drones fired from Yemen

Centcom stated that "partners in the Red Sea region" had been "warned of the threat".

Since the beginning of the war between Israel and the radical Islamic Hamas, the Iran-affiliated Houthi militia in Yemen has repeatedly fired drones and missiles at Israel and attacked ships in the Red Sea.

Due to the ongoing attacks, two other shipping companies, the Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) and CMA CGM, announced that they would no longer sail through the strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. On Friday, the German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd and the Danish shipping company Maersk had already announced their intention to suspend their voyages through the Red Sea for the time being.

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  1. The United States Central Command (Centcom) had warned "partners in the Red Sea region" about the drone threat from Yemen earlier.
  2. From the deck of the US destroyer, 14 drones were shot down in the Red Sea on a particular day.
  3. The drones were reportedly fired from Yemen, a country currently embroiled in conflict between Israel and the radical Islamic Hamas.
  4. The Iran-affiliated Houthi militia in Yemen has been repeatedly accused of firing drones and missiles at Israel and attacking ships in the Red Sea.
  5. The US destroyer's action was a response to the ongoing attacks, which had prompted shipping companies like MSC and CMA CGM to stop sailing through the Red Sea.
  6. Last Friday, German shipping company Hapag-Lloyd and Danish shipping company Maersk had also suspended their voyages through the Red Sea due to the unrest.
  7. The incident was widely discussed on social media platforms like Twitter, where opinions and reactions ranged from support for the US destroyer's action to criticism of the Yemeni Houthi militia.
  8. Israel, a key ally of the United States, was reportedly involved in the situation due to the ongoing conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
  9. The Red Sea, a crucial shipping route, has become a battleground of sorts, with tensions between regional powers and non-state actors risking disruptions to international maritime trade.

Source: www.stern.de

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