US forces sink 'Houthi' boats in Red Sea after attack on Maersk vessel

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The United States military says it has sunk three boats waging an attack on a container ship in the Red Sea as it continues its patrol mission to counter threats from Yemen's Houthi rebels. Helicopters from two US warships - the USS Eisenhower and USS Gravely - shot at the "Iranian-backed Houthi small boats" in self-defence on Sunday morning while responding to an SOS call from the Singapore-flagged vessel Maersk Hangzhou, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said. The US helicopters sunk three of the boats, killing several of their crew, it said. A fourth boat escaped.

Al Jazeera's Resul Serdar joins us live from Djibouti for the latest updates.