Red Sea shipping attacks: US CENTCOM confirms 4 attacks on 3 commercial ships

There were four attacks on three commercial vessels Sunday in international waters in the Southern Red Sea, United States Central Command confirmed. The attacks were alleged to have been supported by Iran.

The three vessels were connected to 14 different nations, and the Arleigh-Burke Class destroyer USS Carney responded and provided assistance after distress calls from the ships, CENTCOM said in a press release.

At around 9:15 a.m. Sanaa time, the Carney detected an anti-ship ballistic missile fired toward the Bahamas flagged and United Kingdom owned bulk cargo ship Unity Explorer, which is crewed by sailors from two nations, CENTCOM said. The missile originated in Houthi controlled areas of Yemen.

The release said the Carney was patrolling the area when it detected the attack.