US shoots down aerial vehicle launched from Houthi-controlled areas

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said early on Thursday its Navy destroyer Mason shot down an aerial vehicle launched from a Houthi rebels -controlled area in response to a call from a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker in the southern Red Sea on Wednesday.

CENTCOM said in a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Mason shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle launched from Houth rebels-controlled areas,

There were no reported injuries or damage to the vessel and personnel, CENTCOM said.

This is the latest in a series of incidents where the Houthi rebels  based in the north of Yemen has targeted vessels. Before targeting Marshall Islands-flagged tanker, a pair of missiles were fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen that missed the commercial vessel Ardmore Encounter, which was able to proceed without further incident, CENTCOM added.