Pentagon: US warship and merchant ships attacked in the Red Sea
Associated Press
A US warship and multiple commercial vessels were attacked on Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said, potentially marking a major escalation in a series of naval attacks in the Middle East linked to the war between Israel and Hamas.
"We are aware of reports regarding attacks on the US destroyer USS Carney and merchant ships in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available,"the Pentagon said.
Karni is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer.
Earlier, the British military said that there was a suspected drone attack and explosions in the Red Sea, without going into details.
The Pentagon did not specify where the fire is believed to have come from. However, the Houthi military spokesman, Brigadier General Yahya Srei, adopted the attacks, saying that the first ship was hit by a missile and the second by a drone while in the Bab al-Mandab strait, which connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden. He described the ships as having ignored warnings from Houthi officials before the attack.
There was no immediate mention of any U.S. warship being involved in the attack.
