The British warship HMS Diamond repelled a drone attack by the Yemeni Houthi group in the Red Sea on Saturday, British officials said, quoted by Reuters.
“Activating its Sea Viper missile system, Diamond destroyed the drone that targeted it, with no damage to Diamond or any of its crew,” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement in London on Sunday.
“These intolerable and illegal attacks are completely unacceptable, and it is our duty to protect the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea,” the quoted source added.
Yesterday the crew of @HMSDiamond had to once again shoot down a Houthi attack drone that illegally targeted the ship.
Read the full statement below: pic.twitter.com/tOmyyrYiNO
— Ministry of Defense uD83CuDDECuD83CuDDE7 (@DefenceHQ) January 28, 2024
On November 19, in response to Israel’s military operation in the Gaza Strip, the Iran-backed Houthi movement began launching waves of drones and rockets with explosives at ships.
On Friday, an attack was made on an oil tanker, which caused a fire on board.
US and British warplanes, ships and submarines have responded to attacks on shipping lanes with dozens of retaliatory strikes in Yemen against Houthi forces.
Source: Hot News
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