U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said Tuesday that it was the second time in a month that a U.S. Navy destroyer had shot down a Houthi missile and drone.
According to the Navy, USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS O'Kane (DDG 77) successfully destroyed a series of weapons fired by the Houthis while transiting the Gulf of Aden on December 9 and 10.
The ships were escorting a U.S.-owned and operated merchant ship when they successfully destroyed multiple one-way attacks, an unmanned aircraft system, and one anti-ship cruise missile.
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The U.S. Navy Arleigh Burke-class missile destroyer USS O'Kane (DDG 77) and the Italian Navy Taon di Rebel-class multipurpose combat ship ITS Raimondo Montecuccoli (P 432) run side by side within the area of U.S. Central Command. (Official US Navy photo)
The attack was the second in the past month, the first defeating an Iranian-backed Houthi attack from November 30 to December 1.
US Navy ships repel Houthi attack in Gulf of Aden
“These actions reflect CENTCOM forces' continued efforts to protect U.S. personnel, regional partners, and international shipping vessels from attacks by the Iranian-backed Houthis,” the command said in a statement.
According to CENTCOM, the attack occurred while the ship was sailing in the Gulf of Aden between December 9 and December 10. (U.S. Central Command)
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Centcom added that no American personnel were injured and there was no injury or damage to the ship.
Attacks on ships continue, and Houthi militants have vowed to continue until Israel ends its operations in Gaza.
