US denies Yemen's Houthis claim of attack on US military cargo ship Ocean Jazz in Gulf of Aden

Source: Reuters

US denies Yemen's Houthis claim of attack on US military cargo ship in Gulf of Aden

Reuters
January 22, 2024 1:46 PM EST Updated a day ago

CAIRO, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. military on Monday denied claims made by the Yemeni Houthi movement that it had attacked American cargo ship Ocean Jazz in the Gulf of Aden.

"The Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists' report of an alleged successful attack on M/V Ocean Jazz is patently false," the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said in a statement. "NAVCENT has maintained constant communications with M/V Ocean Jazz throughout its safe transit."

The Houthi movement earlier in the day said its forces had launched a missile attack on Ocean Jazz in the Gulf of Aden. It did not say when or precisely where the attack took place or if any damage was caused.

"The Yemeni armed forces continue to retaliate to any American or British aggression against our country by targeting all sources of threat in the Red and Arab Sea," Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement.

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