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.

  • assassin_aragorn@lemmy.worldEnglish
    182·
    5 months ago

    It’d be cool if they started doing things do stop genocide. Instead of just saying it and then doing other stuff.

          • vikingEnglish
            92·
            5 months ago

            They are attacking civilian vessels. They do fuck all to stop genocide.

            • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
              412·
              5 months ago

              Poor civilian oil tankers transporting oil to a nation committing genocide :( if only there was a way they could safely pass again. How about not committing genocide?

              • TangledHyphae@lemmy.worldEnglish
                51·
                5 months ago

                I am genuinely perplexed at the amount of mental gymnastics you are doing to justify attacking civilian ships from other countries that are not enemy combatants. Incredible Olympic display of psychological back-flips.

                • lemmerguy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                  25·
                  5 months ago

                  Here’s a simple take , stop bombing women and children , and they’ll stop attacking civilian ships , is that complicated for you? They are a militant group, do you think they care about rules in combat?, I mean they are doing way better than Israel at this point.

                  • FarceOfWillEnglish
                    52·
                    5 months ago

                    Ah they’re attacking civilians because their feelings on attacking civilians are so strong they’ll do anything to stop it. Like attack civilians.

                    Literally any other course of action for their “protest” would be better. What they’re doing is abhorrent, like Hamas, like Israel.