Over the course of Nov 30, 2024, and Dec 30, the two U.S. Navy destroyers USS 'Stockdale' and USS 'O'Kane' shot down half a dozen Houthi-launched munitions while escorting the tanker 'Stena Impeccable', the 'Maersk Saratoga' and the bulk carrier 'Liberty Grace'. through the Gulf of Aden. The destroyers shot down three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three attack drones and one anti-ship cruise missile over the course of the two days. All three vessels were in port at Djibouti on Dec 2.
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EXPRESS
The 'Express' was boarded by two perpetrators on Nov 26, 2024, at 100.01 a.m. about 2.8 nauticaal miles northwest of Pulau Cula, in pos. 1° 5' N 103° 44 W. The ship's crew was not injured, and nothing was reported stolen.
STENA IMPECCABLE
Over the course of Nov 30, 2024, and Dec 30, the two U.S. Navy destroyers USS 'Stockdale' and USS 'O'Kane' shot down half a dozen Houthi-launched munitions while escorting the 'Stena Impeccable', the container m/v 'Maersk Saratoga' and the bulk carrier 'Liberty Grace'. through the Gulf of Aden. The destroyers shot down three anti-ship ballistic missiles, three attack drones and one anti-ship cruise missile over the course of the two days. All three vessels were in port at Djibouti on Dec 2.
GENCO LION
The 'Genco Lion' was boarded by four unarmed perpetrators on Nov 20, 2024, at 5.10 a.m. about 2,5 nauticaal miles northwest of Pulau Cula, in pos. 1° 6' N 103° 42 W. The ship's crew was not injured, and nothing was reported stolen.
HTK CONFIDENCE
The 'HTK Confidence' was boarded by six perpetrators, armed with knives, on Nov 23, 2024, at 1.50 a.m. about 1.46 nauticaal miles northwest of Pulau Cula, in pos. 1° 4' N 103° 42 W. The ship's crew was not injured. The intruders stole engine spares.