News / Two Maersk box ships come under fire in latest Houthi missile attack

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A week after US president Joe Biden admitted airstrikes were not preventing Houthi attacks on shipping, another missile attack last night forced two Maersk vessels to abandon their naval convoy and flee the Red Sea.

US-flagged Maersk Detroit (pictured above) and Maersk Chesapeake were under escort by US naval vessel USS Gravely and were carrying military supplies when Houthi militants attacked them with a barrage of missiles.

Maersk said: “Both ships reported seeing explosions close by and the US Navy accompaniment intercepted ...