The shootdowns occurred as the Carney was responding to distress calls following four attacks against three commercial vessels in the southern Red Sea, U.S. Central Command (Centcom) said.
Gen. Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military spokesman, said in a televised address that the attack was launched in solidarity with Palestinians.
The first incident occurred at roughly 9:15 a.m. local time when the Carney detected an anti-ship ballistic missile launch from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward a bulk cargo ship named Unity Explorer, “impacting in the vicinity of the vessel,” Centcom said.
In another attack, at 12:35 p.m., the Unity Explorer reported it was struck by a missile fired from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, suffering minor damage, Centcom said.
The company Bernhard Schulte, which manages the Number 9, confirmed the vessel was “hit by a projectile” while sailing through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
U.S. troops in Iraq and Syria have faced near-daily assaults from rocket fire and one-way attack drones since Israeli operations in Gaza began, recording at least 76 attacks since Oct. 17, according to data provided by a U.S. defense official who spoke to The Post on the condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of ongoing operations.
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