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An Indian-flagged crude oil tanker in the Red Sea reported that it was hit by an attack drone fired by Houthi militants, sending out a distress call to a US warship in the area, the US military said Saturday...
The USS Laboon reported distress signals from a Norwegian-operated chemical/oil tanker and a Gabon-owned, Indian-flagged crude oil tanker..
The US military says that the Norwegian tanker, Blaamanen, reported a near miss from a Houthi one-way attack drone with no injuries or damage reported, while the Indian tanker, Saibaba, reported a hit but no injuries...
"A second vessel, the M/V SAIBABA, a Gabon-owned, Indian-flagged crude oil tanker, reported that it was hit by a one-way attack drone with no injuries reported," the U.S. Central Command said in a social media post...
"The USS LABOON (DDG 58) was patrolling in the Southern Red Sea as part of Operation PROSPERITY GUARDIAN (OPG) and shot down four unmanned aerial drones originating from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen that were inbound to the USS LABOON..
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