The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely intercepted anti-ship ballistic missiles headed toward the commercial ship Maersk Detroit Wednesday. This is the first attack by the Houthis in six days.

The targeting of another U.S.-owned commercial ship Wednesday shows the militant group remains intent on continuing its attacks in the face of multiple rounds of U.S. military airstrikes.

The Houthis launched anti-ship ballistic missiles at the U.S.-owned, flagged and operated commercial ship Maersk Detroit as it was transiting the Gulf of Aden, according to a statement from the U.S. Central Command. The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Gravely shot down two missiles and a third fell into the water. There were no indications of damage or injuries in the attack.

The U.S. military has been conducting airstrikes against the Houthis to degrade their capabilities since Jan.11, after several weeks of attacks on commercial ships by the militant group.

    • splicerslicer@lemmy.worldEnglish
      141·
      5 months ago

      By that definition my company toyota Corolla is a valid military target. My brother in Christ Google the definition of “civilian”. Literally anyone or anything not government related qualifies. These ships have “relations” with almost every country, that’s how international commerce works you dumbass.

      • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        57·
        5 months ago

        That’s absolutely false all the targets were directly linked with israel. And now it’s expanded to include all countries that fired missles on Yemen.

        Try smuggling goods into Iran or Russia with your Toyota Corolla and if you get caught tell them you are driving a civilian vehicle. I hear that makes everything legal.

        If you’re delivering supplies to a Nazi group committing genocide you’re not called a “civilian”.

        The Yemeni have designed it terrorist ships. Contrary to everything you believe America isn’t the only nation in the world able to design targets as terror.

      • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
        49·
        5 months ago

        Genocide stops == Houthis blockade lifts.

        That easy. Instead of trying to be a genocide enabler consider criticizing the israelis that just shot a tank at 20 Palestinians waiting in line for food aid.

          • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
            13·
            5 months ago

            Strange there was no Hamas 75 years ago but israel still committed genocide.

            You think maybe Hamas exists as a resonse to genocide?