"US Navy Neutralizes Houthi Threat to Shipping in Red Sea Amidst Regional Tensions"
TL;DR
The U.S. Navy neutralized three Houthi rebel boats in the Red Sea after they attempted to board the container ship Maersk Hangzhou, marking the second attack on the vessel in a weekend. U.S. helicopters from the USS Eisenhower and USS Gravely responded to a distress call, engaging and sinking the rebel boats after coming under fire. This incident is part of a series of over 20 attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels targeting shipping routes in the Red Sea, prompting a multinational naval taskforce to safeguard these waters.
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