US-Owned Container Ship Hit by Houthi Missile in Gulf of Aden

Only a day after launching an anti-ship cruise missile at a U.S. destroyer in the Red Sea, Iran-backed Houthi rebels have struck again, this time hitting an American-owned commercial vessel off the coast of Yemen. U.S. Central Command said in a Jan.15 statement that the anti-ship ballistic missile was fired from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and struck the American-owned and operated Eagle Gibraltar, a Marshall Islands bulk carrier passing through the Gulf of Aden. “The ship has reported no injuries or significant damage and is continuing its journey,” the statement said. According to Central Command, earlier the same day, rebels launched another anti-ship ballistic missile toward the Southern Red Sea commercial shipping lanes. The rocket didn’t get anywhere near its intended target though, and hit land in Yemen. So far, there have been no injuries or damage reported from either strikes....