The Pentagon said Sunday that USS Carney and multiple commercial ships came under attack in the Red Sea in an assault that’s since been claimed by Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Carney shot two drones down, one out of self-defense and the other to protect Unity Explorer, a nearby bulk carrier that was Bahamas-flagged. Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree, a Houthi military spokesperson, later claimed the attacks saying, “The Yemeni armed forces continue to prevent Israeli ships from navigating the Red Sea (and Gulf of Aden) until the Israeli aggression against our steadfast brothers in the Gaza Strip stops.”
Read it at The Associated Press
