{"id":45935,"date":"2024-04-10T15:25:05","date_gmt":"2024-04-10T15:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/04\/10\/navy-destroyer-mason-shoots-down-houthi-drone-targeting-us-ship\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:50:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:50:01","slug":"navy-destroyer-mason-shoots-down-houthi-drone-targeting-us-ship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/04\/10\/navy-destroyer-mason-shoots-down-houthi-drone-targeting-us-ship\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy destroyer Mason shoots Houthi missile \u2018likely\u2019 headed for US ship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Navy destroyer Mason shot down an anti-ship ballistic missile over the Gulf of Aden Tuesday that was launched by Houthi militants and was \u201clikely targeting\u201d a U.S. commercial ship, the military said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

U.S. Central Command, which oversees military operations in the Middle East, said the missile that launched<\/a> from Yemen by the Iranian-backed group appeared to be aimed at the American vessel M\/V Yorktown. The Mason and the Navy warship Laboon were escorting it through the region\u2019s precarious waters when the attack occurred.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere were no injuries or damage reported by U.S., coalition, or commercial ships,\u201d CENTCOM said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The incident marks at least the ninth engagement for the Mason since the Houthis began their campaign of assaults in the fall on commercial and military ships, and one of the few times in recent months that officials revealed a U.S. merchant vessel was likely a direct target.<\/p>\n\n\n\t