{"id":2149431,"date":"2024-01-15T13:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T18:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-central-command-houthi-ballistic-missile-hit-u-s-owned-and-operated-cargo-ship\/"},"modified":"2024-01-15T14:02:42","modified_gmt":"2024-01-15T19:02:42","slug":"u-s-central-command-houthi-ballistic-missile-hit-u-s-owned-and-operated-cargo-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-central-command-houthi-ballistic-missile-hit-u-s-owned-and-operated-cargo-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Houthi missile strikes U.S. cargo ship under Central Command"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fu-s-central-command-houthi-ballistic-missile-hit-u-s-owned-and-operated-cargo-ship%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2149431&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A U.S.-owned ship transits the Suez Canal towards the\u200d Red Sea. (Photo \u2064by \u200bSayed Hassan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/brooke-mallory\">Brooke \u2062Mallory<\/a><br \/>10:51 AM \u2013\u200b Monday, January 15, \u20632024<\/h2>\n<p>United States Central Command stated\u200b that a Houthi anti-ship\u2062 ballistic missile struck a\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-owned-cargo-ship-struck-by-iranian-terrorist-attack-in-indian-ocean-report\/\" title=\"Israeli cargo ship hit by Iranian terrorist attack in Indian Ocean: report\">cargo ship owned<\/a> and operated\u200d by\u2064 the U.S. on Monday.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>The attack \u2062on the Gibraltar Eagle\u200d marks the first successful strike by the Houthis on a U.S.-owned or \u2063operated ship, escalating \u2063tensions in the\u200b Red Sea following the U.S.&#8217;s warning of\u200b a\u200d violent response to further Houthi launches.<\/p>\n<p>This incident occurred \u200bshortly after the U.S.-led coalition launched strikes in Yemen against the Houthi rebel group, which is backed by Iran, and issued a warning of more strikes \u200bif \u200dthe Houthi attacks continued.<\/p>\n<p>According\u200d to Central Command, the M\/V Gibraltar Eagle, a bulk carrier owned by American company Eagle Bulk, sustained minor damages but no injuries were reported on board.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b Gibraltar\u2063 Eagle, carrying a load\u2064 of steel goods, was hit by\u200d an unidentified projectile \u200caround \u200d100 miles offshore in\u2062 the Gulf of \u200cAden, as stated\u2062 by Eagle Bulk Shipping.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cAs a \u200cresult of the\u2062 impact, the\u2063 vessel suffered limited damage \u200bto a cargo \u200dhold but is \u200dstable and \u200bis heading out of the area,\u201d the statement \u2064read. \u201cAll \u2062seafarers onboard the vessel are \u2064confirmed to be uninjured.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The UKMTO, the maritime security agency of the United Kingdom, \u200dwas also \u200binformed of the \u2063incident.<\/p>\n<p>According to Eagle Bulk Shipping, they\u2063 maintained &#8220;close contact with all \u200crelevant \u2062authorities.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cVessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to \u200cUKMTO,\u201d\u00a0the\u00a0maritime security agency\u00a0stated.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>However, \u200cthe responsibility\u200d for the Gibraltar \u200bEagle strike has not been officially claimed by the Houthis at \u2062this time.<\/p>\n<p>The Biden \u200badministration \u2062has vowed to protect\u2064 U.S. interests and assets in the region following \u200cthe U.S.-led attacks on Houthi-controlled\u200c territory in Yemen. The strikes were labeled as a last-resort measure, \u2063with\u2064 U.S. officials working to prevent further escalation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe will\u200c stand \u2063fully prepared to \u200cdefend ourselves and\u200b defend that shipping,\u2064 if it comes\u2063 to it,\u201d said John Kirby, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-meet-with-saudi-crown-prince-mohammed-bin-salman\/\" title=\"Biden to Meet With Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman\">strategic communications coordinator<\/a> for the National Security Council.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Houthis have threatened to retaliate, declaring that any U.S. or\u200c U.K. asset would be \u2064a &#8220;legitimate target.&#8221; Their recent attacks on international maritime lines in the Red Sea have \u2063led many shipping \u200dcorporations\u200d to avoid the \u200barea.<\/p>\n<p>Central Command reported that the Houthis attempted to launch \u200canother anti-ship ballistic missile earlier on \u2063Monday, but \u200dwere\u200d unsuccessful. <\/p>\n<p>According \u2062to the U.K.-based\u200b security organization Ambrey, a total of three missiles were launched towards the\u2063 Red Sea on Monday. Two \u2062missed their target, while the third struck a U.S.-owned and controlled \u200dvessel.<\/p>\n<p>Last Thursday, the U.S. and the U.K. conducted strikes on \u200b28 Houthi locations to prevent further attacks on \u2062international trade lines in the Red Sea. Australia, Bahrain, the \u2062Netherlands, and Canada also supported \u2064these retaliatory efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthi rebels&#8217; military spokesman, Yahya Sare\u2019e, stated that they will continue \u200cattacking commercial ships in the Red\u200b Sea until a &#8220;full cease-fire&#8221; is initiated in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>On December 29<sup>th<\/sup>, Sare\u2019e condemned the U.S.\u2062 and Israel for their \u200dretaliatory efforts against Hamas terrorists in the \u200dGaza strip.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">8- Sixth: The Armed Forces call on all the peoples of our nation\u200c to \u200dcome out in support\u2064 of Palestine and\u2063 to\u2064 reject the American-Israeli aggression against Gaza and against all peoples and countries that stand \u2063with\u2063 the Palestinian people.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Yahya Sare&#8217;e (@Yahya_Saree) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yahya_Saree\/status\/1740838745098571959?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Stay informed! 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In response to the\u2064 Houthi attacks, the U.S. had issued a warning of violent retaliation \u2064if the launches continued.<\/p>\n<p>According \u200cto Central Command, the M\/V Gibraltar Eagle, a bulk carrier owned by American company Eagle Bulk, sustained\u200b minor damages but no injuries were reported on board. The ship was carrying a load \u200bof steel goods and was hit by an unidentified projectile around 100\u2063 miles offshore in the \u200dGulf of Aden.<\/p>\n<p>Eagle \u200cBulk Shipping stated that as\u200b a result of the impact, the\u2062 vessel suffered limited damage to a \u200bcargo\u200d hold but \u200dis \u200cstable and heading out of\u200d the area. All seafarers onboard the vessel are confirmed to be uninjured. The UKMTO, the maritime security\u200b agency of\u2064 the\u200b United Kingdom,\u200d was also informed of the incident.<\/p>\n<p>The responsibility for the \u200bGibraltar Eagle strike has not been officially claimed by the Houthis at\u2064 this time. However, the Biden administration has vowed to protect \u2062U.S. interests and assets in the region. The U.S.-led attacks on Houthi-controlled territory \u2064were labeled as a \u2062last-resort measure, with officials working to prevent further escalation.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthis, in turn, have threatened to retaliate, declaring any U.S. or U.K. asset as\u200d a &#8220;legitimate \u200ctarget.&#8221; Their\u2063 recent attacks \u2063on international maritime lines in \u200cthe Red Sea have led many shipping corporations to avoid the area.<\/p>\n<p>Central Command reported that the Houthis \u200battempted to launch another\u2064 anti-ship ballistic missile earlier on Monday, but were unsuccessful. According \u200bto the U.K.-based security organization Ambrey, a total of \u200dthree missiles were launched \u2062towards the\u2063 Red Sea on Monday. Two\u200b missed their target, while the third struck a U.S.-owned and\u200b controlled vessel.<\/p>\n<p>Last Thursday, the U.S. and the U.K. conducted strikes on 28 Houthi locations to prevent further attacks on international trade\u2063 lines in the Red Sea. Australia, Bahrain, the Netherlands, and \u2063Canada also \u200csupported these retaliatory efforts.<\/p>\n<p>The Houthi rebels&#8217; military spokesman, Yahya Sare\u2019e, stated that they will continue attacking commercial ships in the \u200bRed Sea until a &#8220;full cease-fire&#8221; is initiated in Gaza. It is worth noting that on December 29th, Sare\u2019e condemned the U.S. and Israel for their retaliatory efforts against Hamas\u200c terrorists in the Gaza strip.<\/p>\n<p>As tensions continue to\u2064 rise in the Red Sea, it is crucial for maritime security agencies and relevant authorities to\u2062 maintain close contact \u2064and remain vigilant.\u200c The protection of commercial ships and the\u200c prevention of\u200d further attacks are\u2062 of utmost importance for\u2064 the international community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>U.S.-owned ship hit by Houthi missile in Suez Canal<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1866,"featured_media":2149432,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[542],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2149431","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oann"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149431","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1866"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2149431"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2149431\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2149432"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2149431"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2149431"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2149431"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}