Maersk and MSC ships suffer second Houthi attack after two weeks

Houthi rebels made repeat attacks on container ships owned by Maersk and MSC, nearly two weeks after those same vessels were targeted.

On 24 April, the US-flagged 2,500 TEU Maersk Yorktown was targeted, but the anti-ship ballistic missile (ABSM) was shot down by the US military.

The US Central Command said that at 11:51 am Yemen time on 24 April 24, its vessel took down the ABSM that was launched from Iran-backed Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen over the Gulf of Aden.

Maersk Yorktown, which...

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