re: Houthi's launched missile at USS Laboon in the Red Sea tonight. US Military shot it down

The Houthis just struck a vessel off the coast of Yemen with a missile

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US Central Command confirms US owned container ship M/V Gibraltar Eagle was hit by ballistic missile

On Jan. 15 at approximately 4 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and struck the M/V Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged, U.S.-owned and operated container ship. The ship has reported no injuries or significant damage and is continuing its journey.

Earlier in the day, at approximately 2 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Forces detected an anti-ship ballistic missile fired toward the Southern Red Sea commercial shipping lanes. The missile failed in flight and impacted on land in Yemen. There were no injuries or damage reported.


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A US-owned vessel, the Eagle Gibraltar, registered under the Marshall Islands and operated by Eagle Bulk Shipping based in Stamford, Connecticut, was struck by a missile in the Gulf of Aden earlier today.

While no group has yet claimed responsibility, suspicions point towards Yemen's Houthi rebels.

The missile, reported to have struck from above, ignited a fire on the ship, but fortunately, no injuries have been reported.

The incident occurred approximately 110 miles southeast of Aden, off the coast of Yemen.

This attack follows a recent incident where Yemen's Houthi rebels launched an anti-ship cruise missile at an American destroyer in the Red Sea.