Worldwide delivery monster Maersk is suspending activities in the Red Ocean for 48 hours after the assault.


The US military says it has sunk three boats pursuing an assault on a holder transport in the Red Ocean as it proceeds with its watch mission to counter dangers from Yemen's Houthi rebels.


Helicopters from two US warships - the USS Eisenhower and USS Seriously - shot at the "Iranian-upheld Houthi little boats" with good reason on Sunday morning while at the same time answering a SOS call from the Singapore-hailed vessel Maersk Hangzhou, the US Headquarters (CENTCOM) said. The US helicopters sunk three of the boats, killing a few of their group, it said. A fourth boat got away.

Maersk Hangzhou gave its pain shout toward it was terminated at by the Houthi boats, which came as close as 20m (65 feet) and furthermore attempted to board it, CENTCOM said in an explanation on X, previously known as Twitter.


As the US helicopters answered, they were likewise shot at by the Houthi boats, inciting them to return shoot, added the CENTCOM proclamation.

It was the second asserted Houthi assault on the Maersk Hangzhou in under 24 hours. Late on Saturday night, CENTCOM said it destroyed two long range rockets terminated by the Houthis as it answered a different rocket strike on Maersk Hangzhou.


Directly following the assaults, worldwide delivery goliath Maersk, which possesses the vessel, said it was suspending its tasks in the Red Ocean for 48 hours, featuring the proceeded with danger to business vessels in the area.