US Navy helicopters take down Houthi attack boats in Red Sea

In the early morning hours of New Year’s Eve, US Navy helicopters responding to a commercial vessel’s distress call in the Red Sea found themselves under fire by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels armed with crew-served weapons and a variety of small arms. The engagement was as brief as it was one-sided, however, with the American helicopters quickly sinking three of the four attack boats, leaving the fourth to retreat. This rare demonstration of the surface combat capabilities of the Navy’s MH-60 Sea Hawk helicopters resulted in no injuries to the crew of the commercial vessel or among Navy personnel. Houthi forces, on the other hand, have confirmed the death of 10 combatants. Here's the rundown. Read our full coverage on Sandboxx News: https://www.sandboxx.us/news/us-navy-helicopters-sink-houthi-attack-boats-attempting-to-seize-cargo-ship/ 📱 Follow Sandboxx News on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/sandboxxnews Instagram: https://instagram.com/sandboxxnews Facebook: https://facebook.com/sandboxxnews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@sandboxxnews 📱 Follow Alex Hollings on social Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexHollings52 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexhollings52 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AlexHollings... TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/alexhollings52 Citations: https://twitter.com/CENTCOM/status/1741381969936834951 https://www.centcom.mil/MEDIA/PRESS-RELEASES/Press-Release-View/Article/3605010/houthi-attacks-on-commercial-shipping-in-international-water-continue/ https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/maersk-pauses-red-sea-sailings-after-houthi-attack-container-ship-2023-12-31/ https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/rms/documents/electronic-warfare/AN-ALQ-210-brochure.pdf https://www.lockheedmartin.com/en-us/products/sikorsky-mh-60-seahawk-helicopters.html https://www.navair.navy.mil/product/MH-60R-Seahawk https://www.navy.gov.au/aircraft/mh-60r-seahawk https://www.navair.navy.mil/product/MH-60S-Seahawk https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/mh_60s/