The USS Laboon, a U.S. Navy destroyer, engaged and destroyed four Houthi drones in the Red Sea, raising security concerns in the region. This action is part of a series of incidents involving dozens of attacks on vessels by Houthi militants since October 7 in support of Palestine. The Houthis, backed by Iran and part of the Ansar Allah movement, have threatened through their spokesperson Muhammad Abdel Salam that the Red Sea will become 'a burning arena' if the U.S. and its allies continue what they describe as a bullying approach. A Houthi spokesman claimed that during a Yemeni reconnaissance operation, a missile fired by an American warship exploded near a Gabonese ship carrying Russian cargo, nearly causing an incident. CENTCOM reported that the USS Laboon was assisting the vessel and engaging a drone. The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported a separate incident involving a commercial ship 50 nautical miles west of Yemen's port of Hodeidah. Following these events, the UKMTO received two reports of unmanned aerial systems sightings followed by two explosions near a vessel, which did not result in damage or casualties thanks to the intervention of coalition forces, which have been deployed to the region.
🚨 HOUTHI DRONE ATTACK IN RED SEA | US COALITION TO THE RESCUE U.K. reports a commercial vessel near Bab el-Mandeb Strait was targeted by two suicide drones that were intercepted. No damage or casualties on the ship; crew safe. It appears U.S-led coalition "Operation… https://t.co/4HuyOTRCb1 https://t.co/mluLhdhsoM
Two Explosions Reported From Drone Attacks in Red Sea - Ship & Bunker https://t.co/Coudt4uv3W #oott #redsea
British maritime authorities have received two reports of sightings of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) followed by two explosions near a vessel about 50 miles west of #Yemen’s port of #Hodeidah. https://t.co/HQGigxgMY9 https://t.co/PghNmQQs38
The U.K. Office of Maritime Trade Operations has reported that a Commercial Shipping Vessel near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait in the Red Sea has Observed at least 2 “Suicide” Drones which Exploded near them, but did not cause any Damage to the Ship or its Crew; they further state… https://t.co/vvdwwHLVGu
🔴 UKMTO: BOTH EXPLOSIONS WERE APPROXIMATELY 50 NM WEST OF HODEIDAH. VESSEL IN COMMUNICATION WITH COALITION FORCES AND REPORTED VESSEL AND CREW ARE SAFE.
🔴 UKMTO: WE RECEIVED TWO REPORTS OF UAS SIGHTINGS, AFTER THE SIGHTINGS TWO EXPLOSIONS WERE OBSERVES AROUND 5 NM FROM A VESSEL.
🚨 BREAKING: NEW SHIP ATTACK NEAR YEMEN UK has reported an attack on a vessel 50 miles off Yemen's coast. This follows numerous attacks from Iran-backed Houthis targeting ships in the Red Sea since Oct 7th in support of Palestine. US coalition forces have been deployed to the… https://t.co/dOYU42Gnst
Live update: UK maritime group probing report of fresh attack off Yemen https://t.co/dHQo2jkSnu . Click to read ⬇️
UK Reports New Incident in Red Sea - Ship & Bunker https://t.co/7IYZPB7vZB #oott #redsea
BREAKING: Reports of new incident involving a commercial ship in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) received a report of an incident about 50 nautical miles west of #Yemen's port of Hodeidah, an advisory note says. https://t.co/HQGigxgMY9 https://t.co/6xQJxs6sx6
NEW: The Houthi movement likely conducted four attacks targeting civilian and military vessels in the Red Sea on December 23. Iran and the Houthis are functioning as a coalition to conduct combined military operations targeting international shipping in the Red Sea. (1/2) https://t.co/MncJUs46yF
The American warship, trying to shoot down a reconnaissance drone of the Yemeni Navy, mistakenly fired a missile in the Red Sea, which caused an explosion near a freighter sailing under the flag of Gabon, which was carrying cargo from Russia, said the spokesman of the Yemeni… https://t.co/qg926802ye
Houthi spokesman: An American warship opened fire on a Yemeni reconnaissance drone. https://t.co/7W1hu6shTd
Houthi spokesman: A missile exploded near a ship belonging to Gabon in the southern Red Sea. https://t.co/491UAZBl2f
The Red Sea will burn if the US and its allies continue to escalate, warns the Ansar Allah movement.
Yemen's Houthis Claim US Missile Nearly Hit Tanker From Russia in Red Sea - Ship & Bunker https://t.co/FdOeAD3p8Q #oott
Ansarullah's representative in Yemen: A US battleship opened fire hysterically during a reconnaissance operation by Yemeni forces in the Red Sea. https://t.co/ObZhpz9CAq
🇺🇸🇾🇪‼️🚨 BREAKING: “An American warship opened fire on a reconnaissance plane belonging to the Yemeni Navy in the Red Sea. The warship fired a missile at a Yemeni plane and it exploded near a Gabonese ship in the Red Sea. The Red Sea will be a burning arena if America and its… https://t.co/NhJtdbrBX9
A spokesperson for Yemen's Houthi group said on Sunday that a missile from a US battleship targeting Yemen's naval forces in the Red Sea exploded near a Gabon-owned ship. https://t.co/02DYQ5bTdG
Iran-backed Houthis announce that an American vessel fired a their UAV over the Red Sea. #Yemen
After Houthi missile hit Gabon-flagged tanker laden with crude from Russia (per CENTCOM), Houthis now claim it was the USS Laboon that (per CENTCOM was assisting the vessel and engaging a drone) actually nearly hit the vessel. This happened Sat https://t.co/t60QZWbJ1P
⚡️Houthis: The Red Sea will be a burning arena if America and its allies continue their bullying approach
Ansarullah spokesman Muhammed Abdusselam: An American battleship hysterically opened fire during a reconnaissance operation by Yemeni forces in the open Red Sea. Abdusselam: The Red Sea will be a hot arena if America and its allies continue in the way of bullying.
⚡️Houthis: An American warship opened fire hysterically during a reconnaissance operation by Yemeni forces in the open Red Sea.
🇾🇪OFFICIAL HOUTHI STATEMENT: RED SEA WILL BECOME "A BURNING ARENA" Muhammad Abdel Salam: "While a reconnaissance plane belonging to the Yemeni Navy was carrying out reconnaissance work across the Red Sea, an American warship opened fire in a hysterical manner with multiple… https://t.co/l1nltJJ0fe
🇺🇸JUST IN: U.S. WARSHIP DOWNS 4 HOUTHI DRONES IN RED SEA The USS Laboon destroyed four drones in the Red Sea, heightening security concerns in the region. These incidents add to dozens of attacks on vessels by Houthi militants since Oct 7. U.S. Navy destroyers, including the… https://t.co/dN6alfuxgd