US Navy helicopters sink three Houthi ships attacking merchant vessel in Red Sea – IOTW Report

US Navy helicopters sink three Houthi ships attacking merchant vessel in Red Sea

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U.S. Navy helicopters responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel and sank three attacking Houthi ships in the Red Sea on Sunday, the military said. 

Early Sunday morning, the Maersk Hangzhou, a Singapore-flagged container ship, “issued a second distress call in less than 24 hours reporting being under attack by four Iranian-backed Houthi small boats,” U.S. Central Command said on X, formerly Twitter. 

The ships, which originated from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, fired upon the merchant vessel, and a contracted security team on the container ship returned fire upon the Houthi ships. 

Helicopters from the USS Eisenhower, which has been stationed in the area since October after Hamas attacked Israel, responded to the distress signal and the small boats fired at the U.S. helicopters. more here

20 Comments on US Navy helicopters sink three Houthi ships attacking merchant vessel in Red Sea

  1. I am curious as to the identification of the ships and attribution as to their sponsor. Did they pick up people/debtis (at the risk of being redundant), were the boats/ships flying the Houthi flag? This is different from the other piracy in the region how? And as mentioned above: what’s this “one got away” nonsense?

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  2. Joe: It May be possible that the copters were required to break off as soon as the threat was gone. Yeah, I agree that as long as the boat was still afloat, it was still a threat.

    Another possibility is that they let the one boat go so it could warn others.

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  3. Sounds like usual Democrat-administration ROE (rules of engagement). Sure, sink the attacking ships, but don’t dare trace them back to their port or the attacking missiles/drones back to their launch point. We wouldn’t want to send a message to those who harbor terrorists, especially those supported by Iran.

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  4. ^ Yeah, and the tuna, mahi mahi and snapper! And then there’s salmon, halibut, rockfish, flounder and sole! Mmmmm. Clams, oysters, shrimp, lobster and scallops gotta eat, too! I’m going out for seafood now.

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  5. I just ate a salmon burger along with some smoked sardines packed in oil and a sandwich for lunch. Good stuff Maynard. Go Navy, sink those Houti bastards and send em to meet Davy Jones. If you kill them in the open sea, they’ll get 72 sturgeons or 72 sea cows (manatees) as their eternal reward for believing Allah’s bs.

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