JERUSALEM —U.S. Navy destroyers USS Stockdale (DDG 106) and USS O’Kane (DDG 77) successfully defeated a range of Houthi-launched weapons while transiting the Gulf of Aden on Monday and Tuesday, according to the U.S. Central Command.

The San Diego-based guided-missile destroyers USS Stockdale and USS O’Kane successfully defended an attack by Iran-backed Houthi militants against merchant vessels in the Gulf of Aden, Central Command announced Tuesday.

Two US Navy destroyers repelled a missile-drone attack by Yemeni Houthi rebels targeting commercial vessels in the Gulf of Aden. No civilian ships or crew were harmed, reports the US Central Command (CENTCOM).

The destroyer USS Stockdale transits in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility on Dec 2, 2024. On Dec. 9 and Dec. 10, USS Stockdale and the destroyer USS O'Kane fended off a Houthi attack while protecting three U.S. civilian ships in the Gulf of Aden. (Storm Henry/U.S. Navy)

There have been 136 attacks on commercial vessels in the area since last November, and container lines have no timetable for a Red Sea return.

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