MV Sai Baba with Indian crew, among other ships attacked by Houthi drone in Red Sea. Here's what we know so far
world trade for weeks with attacks on ships passing through the Bab al-Mandab Strait at the southern end of the Red Sea in what they say is a response to Israel's war in Gaza. The United States shot down four drones headed towards a US destroyer in the southern Red Sea and launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. 1.
The Indian Navy on 24 December said that a commercial oil tanker named MV Sai Baba that reportedly came under a drone attack in the Southern Red Sea is not an Indian-flagged vessel. 2. The clarification came from the Indian Navy came after the CENTCOM described the vessel as an Indian-flagged ship.
3. Navy said that MV Sai Baba is a Gabon-flagged vessel and said that 25 Indian crew members on board are safe. The officials said MV Sai Baba is a Gabon-flagged vessel and it had received a certification from the Indian register of shipping.
4. As per the CENTCOM, the incident marks the 14th and 15th attacks on commercial shipping by Houthi militants since October 17. 5.
In a post on X, CENTCOM said that on December 23 two Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles were fired into international shipping lanes. At the same time, between 3 and 8 pm (Sanaa time), the USS LABOON (DDG 58) was patrolling the Southern Red Sea as part of Operation Prosperity Guardian (OPG). Further adding, it said, the USS LABOON successfully intercepted and "shot down unmanned aerial drones originating from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen that were inbound to the USS LABOON.
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