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Two US-flagged container ships under the protection of the US Navy were forced to retreat from a passage of the Red Sea after coming under fire from Houthi terrorists on Wednesday.
The US-flagged container ships Maersk Detroit and Maersk Chesapeake were supposed to enter the Bab el-Mandeb Strait and transit the Red Sea under the protection of the US Navy. The US Navy has done this once before. On January 10, a convoy of four US-flagged ships carrying military cargo passed through the Red Sea. It came under a complex attack of 18 suicide drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles, and one anti-ship ballistic missile. The convoy was successfully completed without damage or casualties.
This time, the story had a different ending.
Let’s recap.
The two US ships were engaged well outside the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. They were under the air defense protection of the USS Gravely. The USS Gravely is part of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower carrier strike group and has been operating in the Red Sea. It appears to have been detached to escort the two container ships through the Strait. This map shows the approximate position of the ships at the time of the engagement.
The Houthis fired three anti-ship ballistic missiles. The USS Gravely shot down two of them. The third impacted just a few hundred meters from the Maersk Detroit. The Navy ordered the two ships to return to a safe holding area off Oman. Rather than continue the transit, Maersk ordered its ships to pack it in.
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Article URL : https://redstate.com/streiff/2024/01/25/houthis-force-us-escorted-convoy-to-retreat-n2169210