A U.S.-owned cargo ship was hit by a missile in Yemen that was reportedly fired by Houthi militants on Monday morning around 7 a.m.
U.S. Central Command posted on X that the anti-ship ballistic missile “struck the M/V Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged, U.S.-owned and operated container ship.”
“Earlier in the day, at approximately 2 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Forces detected an anti-ship ballistic missile fired toward the Southern Red Sea commercial shipping lanes. The missile failed in flight and impacted on land in Yemen,” continued the post, detailing another attempted attack.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations reported on X that the incident occurred southeast of Aden, Yemen, with reports indicating that the “port side” of the vessel was hit from “above by a missile.”
Ambrey, a British maritime risk management company, confirmed the reports and stated that the company “assessed the attack to have targeted US interests in response to US military strikes on Houthi military positions in Yemen,” according to an X post by journalist Matt Wallace.
U.S. Central Command stated that the attack resulted in “no injuries or significant damage” and the ship will be “continuing its journey.”
This attack comes amidst growing tensions in the region, with the United States recently announcing plans to defend Red Sea shipping lanes from attacks by the Yemen-based and Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, as previously reported by The Dallas Express.
The rebels have reportedly been conducting rocket and drone attacks directed at southern Israel in support of the terrorist organization Hamas while also targeting cargo ships in the Red Sea.