A Gabon-flagged crude oil tanker m.v Sai Baba with Indian crew heading to India reported that it was hit by a one-way attack drone though no injuries were reported in the Southern Red Sea, according to the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).
“At approximately 8 p.m. (Sanaa time), U.S. Naval Forces Central Command received reports from two ships in the Southern Red Sea that they were under attack,” CENTCOM said on social media platform X on Sunday. The USS Laboon responded to the distress calls from these attacks, it stated.
These attacks represent the 14th and 15th attacks on commercial shipping by Houthi militants since October 17. The other vessel is m.v BLAAMANEN, a Norwegian-flagged, owned, and operated chemical/oil tanker which reported a near-miss of a Houthi one-way attack drone with no injuries or damage reported.
