Houthi Hits US Owned Container Ship With Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile

Earlier in the day another missile failed in flight and impacted on land in Yemen. There were no injuries or damage reported.

U.S. Central Command: On Jan. 15 at approximately 4 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and struck the M/V Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged, U.S.-owned and operated container ship.

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The ship has reported no injuries or significant damage and is continuing its journey.

Earlier in the day, at approximately 2 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Forces detected an anti-ship ballistic missile fired toward the Southern Red Sea commercial shipping lanes.

The missile failed in flight and impacted on land in Yemen. There were no injuries or damage reported.

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