US GOV VESSEL

General information

Course/Position

Latest news

Houthi attack followed departure of aircraft carrier

Suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi terrorists targeted a ship in the Gulf of Aden and the southern Israeli port city of Eilat on June 26. 2024. The attacks followed the departure of the USS 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' after an eight-month deployment in which the aircraft carrier led the American response to the Houthi assaults. The attack happened off the coast of Aden, the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center said. The captain of a merchant vessel reported a missile impacted the water in close proximity to the vessel, according to the UKMTO. The crew was reported safe and the vessel was proceeding to its next port of call.

Houthis clamed several attacks on merchant and warships

The Houthis claimed to have attacked the U.S. aircraft carrier 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' (MMSI: 368962000), the destroyer USS 'Gravely' (MMSI: 369970634) as well as the 'Abliani' (IMO:9693068), 'Maina' (IMO: 9699892) and 'Al Oraiq' (IMO: 9360790) in the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean on June 1, 2024, after USCENTCOM and U.K. armed forces carried out strikes against 13 Houthis controlled areas in Yemen on May 30. The 'Eisenhower' was attacked by several missiles and drones. The 'Abliani' was sailing in the Red Sea, en route from Le Havre to Suez. The Houthi also claimed to have attacked the 'Maina' (IMO: 9699892) twice in the Red Sea and then in the Arabian Sea, while en route from Ust Luga to Krishnapatnam, and also the 'Al Oraiq' (IMO: 9360790) in the Indian Ocean, en route from Ras Laffan to Chioggia. On June 2, The U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) announced that on June 1, their forces destroyed one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) in the southern Red Sea, and identified two other UAS that crashed into the Red Sea. No casualties were reported. USCENTCOM forces have also destroyed two Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) in the southern Red Sea. The ASBM was launched in the direction of USS Gravely but was destroyed by USCENTCOM.

18 drones and three missiles of Houthis shot down

Multiple missiles and drones fired in the direction of commercial vessels in the Red Sea were launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen in the night of Jan 9, 2024. There were no reports of damage or injury. 18 drones, two-antiship cruise missiles and one anti-ship ballistic missile that were fired at about 9:15 p.m. LT were successfully shot down by a combined effort of fighter jets from the aircraft carrier USS 'Dwight D. Eisenhower' and the missile destroyers USS 'Gravely', USS 'Laboon' and USS 'Mason', along with the UK Royal Navy destroyer HMS 'Diamond'. It was unclear what exactly the drones and missiles were targeting because there were several commercial ships in the area. The strikes marked the 26th Houthi attack on Red Sea shipping lanes since Nov. 19, 2023. On Dec. 30 the USS 'Gravely' shot down two ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis while it was responding to assist the container m/v 'Maersk Hangzhou', which had been struck by a Houthi missile. No one was injured in that missile strike. However, arly on Dec. 31, four Houthi boats attacked the 'Maersk Hangzhou' in an attempt to board it. Responding U.S. forces opened fire, sinking three of the four Houthi boats and killing their crews.