"US Navy Escorts Maersk Ships Through Red Sea Amid Houthi Rebel Attacks"
TL;DR
The US Navy intercepted missiles in the Red Sea while escorting two Maersk ships carrying US military supplies, forcing the vessels to turn around after explosions were reported nearby. The ships, operated by Maersk's US subsidiary, were accompanied by the US Navy through the Bab al-Mandab Strait off Yemen. Yemen's Houthi militants claimed responsibility for firing ballistic missiles at US warships protecting the commercial vessels, leading to a two-hour "clash." The vessels and crew were unharmed and escorted back to the Gulf of Aden by the US Navy. The incident has prompted Maersk to suspend Red Sea transits by its US subsidiary, impacting maritime trade through the Suez Canal.
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