A US Navy destroyer has come under missile fire 3 times in 3 months as the Houthis try to score a hit on a warship
Story by jepstein@businessinsider.com (Jake Epstein) • 13h
Photos show an oil tanker ablaze days after Houthi rebels attacked it with a drone boat
©Houthi Media Center via Getty Images
A commercial oil tanker adrift in the Red Sea was still on fire days after an attack by the Houthis.
The Greek-flagged vessel MV Sounion was struck by an exploding Houthi drone boat last week.
Carrying 165,000 tons of crude oil, the EU said it poses a "navigational and environmental hazard."
A commercial oil tanker adrift in the Red Sea was still on fire days after Houthi rebels attacked it with an explosive-laden drone boat last week.
The incident was the most recent successful attack by the Iranian-backed rebel group in Yemen, which is targeting vessels in key shipping lanes in the Red Sea in solidarity with Palestinians amid the war in the Gaza Strip.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/a-us-navy-destroyer-has-come-under-missile-fire-3-times-in-3-months-as-the-houthis-try-to-score-a-hit-on-a-warship/ar-AA1v8YEy?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=HCTS&cvid=4b3e8c129e6f4eedb20a050644184543&ei=75
