Sailors assigned to the Navy destroyer Carney have received several awards in recent weeks for their hard work battling Houthi rebel attack drones and missiles in the Red Sea. Crew members are shown here in the warship’s combat information center during a multi-hour battle on Oct. 19. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Aaron Lau/Navy)
Published January 3, 2024
Multiple sailors aboard the Navy destroyer Carney have received awards in recent weeks for their actions during a busy deployment that saw them shooting down dozens of missiles and attack drones purportedly fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels at ships in the Red Sea.
Carney deployed with the Gerald R. Ford carrier strike group in May and is now making its way back to the states, the Navy said this week.
And as the hard job for the men and women of the Carney wraps up, they are being lauded for their efforts.
On Tuesday, the head of U.S. 5th Fleet, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, visited the ship and presented “combat medals” to five sailors for their “exceptional performance” when the warship shot down 14 Houthi air drones on Dec. 16.
Carney’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Jeremy Robertson, and another unidentified sailor received Navy Commendation medals from Cooper, while three other crew members received Navy and Marine Corps Achievement medals.
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SOURCE: www.navytimes.com
RELATED: Houthi Missiles Target French-Owned Container Ship In Red Sea (Updated)
Three missiles, which all missed, were fired from Yemen at a container ship transiting the Bab el-Mandeb Strait on its way to Egypt.
Published January 2, 2024
AFrench-owned, Malta-flagged container ship became the latest target of an attack by the Iranian-backed Houthi militia on Tuesday. Three missiles were fired at the ship from Yemen, but it was not hit, according to the Ambrey Analytics maritime security firm. Ambrey declined to name the vessel targeted during the incident.
The attack occurred around 10 p.m. local time and took place about 15 miles southwest of Mocha, Yemen, in the Bab al-Mandab Strait. The explosions were observed about one to five nautical miles from the ship according to the Royal Navy’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO).
There was no official response from the Houthis. The Pentagon is aware of the reports of the attack but had no further comment, a Pentagon spokesman told The War Zone.
The vessel was traveling to Alexandria, Egypt at the time of the attack and the ship’s master was overheard calling for assistance from a coalition warship, according to Ambrey.
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SOURCE: www.thedrive.com
RELATED: Red Sea Attacks Continue as Containership Reports Nearby Explosions
A map provided by the UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) office showing the approximate location of the January 2nd attack. Photo courtesy UKTMO
Published January 3, 2024
CAIRO, Jan 2 (Reuters) – British maritime security firm Ambrey said on Tuesday that a Malta-flagged container ship reported seeing three explosions towards its port quarter, 15 miles (24 km) southwest of Yemen’s Mocha.
The vessel master was heard over VHF, calling a coalition warship, the firm added.
Ambrey said it understood that three missiles had been fired from the direction of Yemen’s Taiz Governorate.
A nearby vessel reported seeing a small boat, about 50 meters (160 feet) in length, and with two lights, within 1 mile (1.6 km) of the incident location soon afterwards, the firm added.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) organization on Tuesday said it received reports of up to three explosions one to five nautical miles from a merchant vessel in the Bab al-Mandab strait 33 nautical miles east of Eritrea’s Assab.
Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi militants, who control much of Yemen including the capital Sanaa, have stepped up attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea in protest against Israel’s war in Gaza.
“It was assessed this particular vessel was not Israel-affiliated, but other vessels in the operator’s fleet had regularly called Israel, and this affiliation might have been sufficient for her to be targeted,” Ambrey said.
Several shipping lines have suspended operations through the Red Sea in response to the attacks, instead taking the longer journey around Africa.
The Houthis have vowed to continue their attacks until Israel halts the conflict in Gaza, and warned that it would attack U.S. warships if the militia group itself was targeted.
