CENTCOM:
Feb. 24 Red Sea Update
On Feb. 24 at 5 p.m. (Sanaa time), USS Mason (DDG 87) shot down one Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile (ASBM) launched into the Gulf of Aden from Iranian-backed Houthi controlled areas of Yemen.
The missile was likely targeting MV Torm Thor, a U.S.-Flagged, owned, and operated chemical/oil tanker.
Neither USS Mason nor MV Torm Thor were damaged and there were no injuries.