United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported
an incident bearing all the hallmarks of a Houthi attack in which the master of
a ship reported multiple explosions in the vicinity of a vessel 70 nautical
miles Al Hudaydah, Yemen. No damage was
reported, with all crew being safe and well and the vessel proceeding to its
next port of call.
Subsequently, U.S. Central Command posted a video showing the launch of
multiple aircraft in support of of operations against the Houthis. The video is undated and does not specify when the strikes took place,
However, on Sunday ABC reported an official as
saying “Forces directed by U.S. Central Command “conducted multiple airstrikes
on numerous Iran-backed Houthi weapons storage facilities within
Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen.”
“The targets
contained various advanced conventional weapons used to target military and
civilian vessels navigating international waters throughout the Red Sea and
Gulf of Aden,” the official said, adding that further details on the
strikes would be provided “soon.”