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.

        • viking@infosec.pubEnglish
          112·
          9 months ago

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

          • Linkerbaan@lemmy.worldEnglish
            415·
            9 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.world
              English
              61·
              9 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
                26·
                9 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.

                • FarceOfWill@infosec.pubEnglish
                  62·
                  9 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.

                  • lemmerguy@lemmy.worldEnglish
                    24·
                    9 months ago

                    They are attacking commercial ships after warning, if ships don’t want to get attacked , don’t go through that route or better ceasefire in Gaza simple. US and Israel has lost all moral stand on this issue at this point. So there is no need to judge what is moral right now. If the ship crew don’t want to be killed don’t get in the ship.