The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said that the US Navy warship Gravely shot down two missiles in the Red Sea in response to a strike on Maersk’s Hangzhou vessel.
“The US warship Gravely shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles in response to a Houthi attack on a commercial vessel,” RIA Novosti quoted the statement as saying.
Earlier, the US said the missile hit a container ship in the Red Sea. It was specified that the container ship Maersk Hangzhou came under fire in the Red Sea.