The US military says it was responding to a second attack on the same vessel near Yemen in 24 hours.

The US Navy has destroyed Houthi “small boats” attempting to board a container ship in the Red Sea.

Four vessels from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen fired upon the Maersk Hangzhou and got to within metres of the ship, the US military said.

Helicopters from nearby US warships responded to a distress call and after being fired upon, sunk three of them “in self-defence”.

The crews were killed and the fourth boat fled the area.

The Houthis have been attacking ships in the Red Sea since November.

  • @[email protected]English
    -7•1 year ago

    Imagine being so desperate. I don’t have sympathy for their actions, but let’s not pretend we’d fair any better under similar circumstances.

    • @DoomBot5English
      40•1 year ago

      These aren’t the normal Somali pirates we’ve seen in previous years. These are Iran-backed terrorists following orders.

    • @trololololEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      I get you

      Privilege speaks in status quo