Israel’s Red Sea port of Eilat
Kevin Shalvey and Victoria Arancio – ABC News Dec 31, 2023
U.S. Navy helicopters fired on and and sank three small boats carrying Houthi militants in the Red Sea on Sunday, after U.S. warships responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel, military officials said.
A Maersk container ship, the Singapore-flagged Hangzhou, issued a distress call at about 6:30 a.m. local time, U.S. Central Command said in a statement on Sunday. The merchant vessel said four small boats were attacking it.
“The small boats, originating from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, fired crew served and small arms weapons at the MAERSK HANGZHOU, getting to within 20 meters of the vessel, and attempted to board the vessel,” Central Command said.
Helicopters from two U.S. ships — the USS Eisenhower and the USS Gravely — responded and issued verbal calls to the small boats, U.S. officials said.
While the helicopters were “in the process of issuing verbal calls to the small boats, the small boats fired upon the U.S. helicopters with crew served weapons and small arms,” Central Command said.
Service members aboard the Navy helicopters returned fire and sank three of the four small boats, killing the crews, U.S. officials said. The fourth boat fled the area.
Sunday’s incident was the second time in 24 hours that the Hangzhou had issued a distress call, U.S. Navy officials said.
The ship had been traveling on Saturday evening about 55 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, when it was hit by an unknown object, a Maersk spokesperson told ABC News.
The 14,000-container vessel continued north afterward, heading toward its destination of Port Suez, Egypt.
“Maersk can also confirm that after the initial attack on the vessel, four boats approached the vessel and engaged fire in an expected attempt to board the vessel,” said Adhish Alawani, a Maersk spokesperson.
Maersk has delayed all transits through the area for the next 48 hours, as the incident is investigated, he said.
4 african nations stoped shipping to israel in the read sea
demand israel stop all terrorism
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npj-6Dv53iM
This is a very strange story. How did one boat get away?
These choppers have advanced target select and automatic firing sequence. Four boats doesn’t even stretch these systems.
Always for the evil, demonic self chosenites. Meanwhile, Israhell will kick their lap poodle, the US to the curb once it’s bled dry.
Houthis = CIA-Mossad-FSB-MI6
Yes of course…
When one wants to compromise a gigantic cargo ship… small arms fire from a floating bath tub is definitely the way to go….
… of this and other important matters…. I was reliably informed by a troupe of Somalian pirate asylum seekers at a small remote village pub on the North York moors….
I’d advise you take a life vest too and a spare clip… just as a precaution….
Starts to look like a multilayered take down of Israeli hard liners who are steered to play their cards while their cashflow and supplies are drying up ..
Next time targeted ships won’t get a search rather a hit to sink. and the rescue helicopters trapped and knocked down.
dumb US gonna get humiliated again..soon
so many itchy fingers hovering over sea-missile `Launch` buttons…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Popeye
Operation Popeye (Project Controlled Weather Popeye / Motorpool / Intermediary-Compatriot) was a military cloud-seeding project carried out by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War in 1967–1972.
The highly classified program attempted to extend the monsoon season over specific areas of the Ho Chi Minh Trail, in order to disrupt North Vietnamese military supplies by softening road surfaces and causing landslides.
This has been used since to make a case for global warming then called weather changes and now called climate change
Rothschild owns your weather he can make it rain or shine
chemtrailing according to restricted documents at norwich hospital is behind the massive upsurge in chest and respiratory conditions
NEW TODAY
roger waters song for palestine
made me cry
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vh33ycOrc4
Houthis need Stinger + missiles like the Taliban !
@Orwell, I see the logic behind what you allege, but it would be more useful if you could substantiate your claims, otherwise you’d be just an insignificant alligator, wouldn’t you?
Wow!!! The USA took out three basically Row Boats. USA, USA , USA!!!!!