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Press Release | Jan. 30, 2024

Houthis fire anti-ship cruise missile toward Red Sea

USCENTCOM

Jan. 30, 2024
Release Number 20240130 – 01
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

TAMPA, Fla. – On Jan. 30, at approximately 11:30 p.m. (Sanaa time), Iranian-backed Houthi militants fired one anti-ship cruise missile from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen toward the Red Sea. The missile was successfully shot down by USS Gravely (DDG 107). There were no injuries or damage reported.