Saada, Yemen
9 April 2024

CENTCOM reported that U.S. “forces successfully engaged and destroyed one inbound anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists from Yemen over the Gulf of Aden. The ASBM was likely targeting the MV Yorktown, a U.S.-flagged, U.S.-owned vessel being escorted by a U.S. warship USS Laboon and USS Mason. There were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships”.

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