A British warship, the HMS Diamond, has repelled a drone attack from Yemen’s Houthi group in the Red Sea, British officials have said.
“Deploying her Sea Viper missile system, Diamond destroyed a drone targeting her with no injuries or damage sustained to Diamond or her crew,” the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
“These intolerable and illegal attacks are completely unacceptable and it is our duty to protect the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.”
The Iran-aligned Houthi movement began launching waves of exploding drones and missiles at vessels on 19 November in response to Israel’s military operations in Gaza.
On Friday, a tanker vessel was attacked, sparking a fire on board.
US and British warplanes, ships and submarines have responded to the Houthi attacks on shipping with dozens of retaliatory strikes across Yemen against Houthi forces.
