Houthi missile hits US cargo ship

The U.S. Central Command has confirmed that a U.S.-owned cargo ship has been hit by Houthi rebels from an area of Yemen controlled by the terrorists.

"On Jan. 15 at approximately 4 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and struck the M/V Gibraltar Eagle, a Marshall Islands-flagged, U.S.-owned and operated container ship," Central Command said in a post on social media. "The ship has reported no injuries or significant damage and is continuing its journey."

Two hours earlier, Central Command reported another missile launched against vessels sailing through the Red Sea, although the attack did not hit any targets: