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| On 3 December 2023, the ], an {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} of the ], came under attack |
On 3 December 2023, the ], an {{sclass|Arleigh Burke|destroyer}} of the ], reportedly shot down two attack drones launched from Yemen that were approaching the ship. After shooting down the drones, the ship responded to a distress call by commercial ships in the area who came under attack by ballistic missiles launched from Yemen. The incident was in total lasted five hours.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Pentagon says a US warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea. Houthis claim attacking 2 ships |url=https://apnews.com/article/red-sea-houthi-yemen-ships-attack-israel-hamas-war-gaza-strip-716770f0a780160e9abed98d3c48fbde?taid=656ca7c035aad000013d39e8&utm_campaign=TrueAnthem&utm_medium=AP&utm_source=Twitter |publisher=] (AP) |access-date=3 December 2023 |date=3 December 2023}}</ref><ref name="Washington Post">{{cite web |last1=Gambrell |first1=Jon |title=Pentagon says a US warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea. Houthis claim attacking 2 ships |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/12/03/yemen-explosion-shipping-british/6b0a0b08-91be-11ee-9d5c-d462c9032daa_story.html |website=] |publisher=] (AP) |access-date=3 December 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231203170421/https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/12/03/yemen-explosion-shipping-british/6b0a0b08-91be-11ee-9d5c-d462c9032daa_story.html |archive-date=3 December 2023 |language=English |date=3 December 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
| The ] claimed responsibility for the attacks. Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. ] stated that one merchant vessel was hit by a missile and another by a drone while in the ] strait, without mentioning a warship.<ref name=":0" /> A Pentagon source said there were no injuries onboard the ship, and no damage to the ship itself.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cooper |first=Helene |date=3 December 2023 |title=U.S. Navy Destroyer Is Attacked in Red Sea, Pentagon Says |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/03/world/middleeast/navy-red-sea-attack-pentagon.html|access-date=3 December 2023 |url-status=live}}</ref> | |||
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| Two Drones | None | ||||
On 3 December 2023, the USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the United States Navy, reportedly shot down two attack drones launched from Yemen that were approaching the ship. After shooting down the drones, the ship responded to a distress call by commercial ships in the area who came under attack by ballistic missiles launched from Yemen. The incident was in total lasted five hours.
The Houthi movement claimed responsibility for the attacks. Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree stated that one merchant vessel was hit by a missile and another by a drone while in the Bab el-Mandeb strait, without mentioning a warship. A Pentagon source said there were no injuries onboard the ship, and no damage to the ship itself.
See also
References
- ""PALESTINE ONLINE on X"". Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- ^ Gambrell, Jon (3 December 2023). "Pentagon says a US warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea. Houthis claim attacking 2 ships". The Washington Post. Associated Press (AP). Archived from the original on 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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Bloombergwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Pentagon says a US warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea. Houthis claim attacking 2 ships". Associated Press (AP). 3 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- Cooper, Helene (3 December 2023). "U.S. Navy Destroyer Is Attacked in Red Sea, Pentagon Says". The New York Times. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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