....not sure why the U.S. is allowing the Houthis to control the Red Sea approaches to the Suez Canal.
From The Drive, December 11, 8:20 pm EST:
Commercial Ship In Flames After Red Sea Missile Attack
USS Mason has responded to a distress call from the M/V Strinda that was struck near the Bab el-Mandab Strait.
A commercial vessel is in flames in the Red Sea after being attacked by at least one missile fired from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen, two U.S. officials tell The War Zone.
The M/T Strinda was attacked by a missile coming out of a Houthi-controlled area in Yemen, two U.S. military officials told The War Zone. The vessel is battling a fire, the officials said. It was struck 60 miles north of the narrow Bab el-Mandab Strait, one of those officials told us. The Strinda is a Norwegian-owned chemical tanker, according to its owner, Mowinckel Chemical Tankers AS.
The Arliegh Burke class guided missile destroyer USS Mason responded to an emergency call and is now in sight of the Strinda, three officials told us. All three spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operational details....
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