The British Centre for Maritime Transport reported on Sunday that a vessel was attacked by three small boats of armed men who opened fire at the vessel.
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According to the center, coalition naval forces arrived at the scene and the militants fled the scene. According to the report, they may be Somali pirates operating in the area.
Earlier, the U.S. Department of Defense's Central Command said on Wednesday night that Navy ships had come to the aid of a vessel in the Red Sea attacked by the Houthis from Yemen.
According to the Americans, a container ship of the Danish shipping giant Maersk was attacked with anti-ship ballistic missiles. The attacked ship allegedly flew the Singapore flag and was hit by one missile, but there were no casualties on board and it remained in a navigable condition.
According to the Americans, two missile boats arrived at the scene of the incident and assisted the attacked vessel. The American missile ship Gravelli intercepted two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired by the Houthis.
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