BREAKING: Pentagon Says US Warship And Commercial Ships Attacked In Red Sea

The Pentagon has announced an American warship and several commercial vessels have been attacked in the Red Sea.

The USS Carney was reportedly one of the vessels attacked.

In a statement, the Pentagon shared, “We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available.”

Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed responsibility for the attack on the commercial vessels but have not released a comment on the attack on the USS Carney as of yet.

JUST IN – American warship and multiple commercial vessels have come under attack in the Red Sea — Pentagon

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BREAKING: An American warship and multiple commercial ships are under attack in the Red Sea according to the Pentagon.

The warship is reportedly the USS Carney.

“We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide… pic.twitter.com/56vET2NENR

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Here’s what The New York Post reported:

A US warship and multiple commercial vessels were attacked in the Red Sea on Sunday, the Pentagon said — a frightening development ratcheting up maritime tensions in the Middle East during the Israel-Hamas war.

The USS Carney — which previously shot down missiles and drones aimed at it as it escorted a commercial vessel through the war-torn region — was targeted along with at least two other commercial ships starting around 10 a.m. local time in an assault that lasted about five hours, the Pentagon and an unnamed US official said, according to The Associated Press. It was not immediately clear whether the American warship was struck.

“We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available,” the Pentagon said in a statement.

US officials did not identify where the military fire came from, although they added that the Carney shot down at least one drone Sunday.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels — who have proclaimed they would attack ships on the Red Sea over Israeli’s ground incursion into Gaza — later acknowledged that they had targeted two Israeli commercial ships Sunday but did not mention the US Navy vessel.

Pentagon spokesman BG Pat Ryder: "The crew of the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney, operating in the northern Red Sea, earlier today shot down three land-attack cruise missiles and several drones launched by Houthis Forces in Yemen." pic.twitter.com/vjRErkn8It

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Per AP:

An American warship and multiple commercial ships came under attack Sunday in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said. Yemen’s Houthi rebels later claimed attacks on two ships they described as being linked to Israel, but did not acknowledge targeting a U.S. Navy vessel.

The attack potentially marked a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war.

“We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available,” the Pentagon told The Associated Press.

The Carney is an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer. It remained unclear what damage, if any, the vessels sustained in the attacks.