U.S. Destroyer, Business Vessels Attacked by Drones, Missiles in Purple Sea

A U.S. destroyer and three business ships working within the Purple Sea got here beneath drone and ballistic-missile assaults, the Pentagon stated Sunday, marking essentially the most vital escalation of a weekslong navy assault on ships working in these waters. 

In two cases on Sunday, the USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, got here beneath assault, together with whereas responding to misery calls from close by business ships that confronted missile assaults, the Pentagon stated. The Carney additionally shot down a drone that flew close by.