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The Pentagon has said an American warship and multiple commercial ships have come under attack Sunday in the Red Sea.
“We’re aware of reports regarding attacks on the USS Carney and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and will provide information as it becomes available,” the Pentagon said.
The attack comes as industry professionals from across the globe gather at Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival.
The Pentagon’s statement came shortly after British officials said it had received intelligence of a drone attack in the Red Sea’s Bab al-Mandab strait. Sky News reports that British officials said the drone activity originated from Yemen.
The Pentagon did not identify where it believed the fire came from. However, a U.S. official, speaking anonymously to AP, said the attack “began about 10 a.m. in Sanaa, Yemen, and had been going on for as much as five hours.”
Yemen’s Houthi rebels have launched a series of attacks in the Red Sea, including launching drones and missiles targeting Israel, since the conflict between the country and Hamas has escalated.
The Bab al-Mandab Strait is located at the base of the Red Sea between Yemen and Djibouti on the Horn Of Africa. The waters are roughly 1,107 km south of Jeddah, where the Red Sea Film Festival is taking place. Deadline has contacted the festival for comment.
The festival’s third edition opened on Thursday with a characteristically starry red carpet featuring the likes of Michelle Williams, Johnny Depp, Sharon Stone, and Will Smith. The kick-off had more of a local feel than the first two editions, however, with an Arabic-language film, the fantasy adventure HWJN, opening the festival for the first time.
The festival runs until Dec 9.
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