Navy warship fights off four-drone Houthi attack
By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Mar 28, 11:37 AM
An unidentified U.S. warship fended off a four-drone Houthi rebel attack Wednesday in the Red Sea, according to U.S. Central Command. The crew of the destroyer Mason is shown here during an at-sea replenishment on Dec. 21. (Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Krucke/Navy)
A Navy warship took out four long-range air drones that were headed toward the vessel early Wednesday in the Red Sea, according to U.S. Central Command.
The command did not identify the ship involved, and multiple Navy destroyers have spent recent months there intercepting drones and missiles on a near-daily basis that were fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.
Wednesday’s incident took place over 20 minutes starting at 2 a.m. local time, according to CENTCOM.
The warship took the drones out in self-defense, and no injuries or damage were reported to U.S. and coalition ships there.
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