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Jeremy Robertson, commander of the U.S. destroyer USS Carney, described the battle in the Red Sea with the Sana’a Government Forces as an unparalleled journey.
The USS Carney returned to its home port in Mayport, Florida, in May after a seven-month deployment to the Middle East following a major battle with Sana’a Forces.
The battle began shortly after the Carney passed through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea. Lieutenant Dennis Moral, one of the destroyer’s officers, said: “We started getting indicators that there might be some kind of attack coming from the south towards Israel.”
Sana’a Forces launched a series of cruise missiles and drones towards “Israel” after joining in support of the Palestinian Hamas movement. Commander Robertson stated, “I think between 25 to 35 drones and cruise missiles were launched, with some heading towards the Red Sea.”
Robertson added, “We picked up the first drone on our system about 60 or 70 miles away.”
According to Commander Robertson, no U.S. Navy ship had fought a battle like this since World War II.
Robertson said, “The ballistic missiles worried me the most. You’re looking at something coming at you at Mach 5 or Mach 6, and you have between 15 to 30 seconds to engage.”
This was the first real test for the U.S. Navy against a hypersonic missile since World War II, according to Robertson. He added that the destroyer was firing million-dollar missiles at drones worth a thousand dollars each.
However, the Carney and other naval ships patrolling the Red Sea couldn’t protect every commercial vessel from attacks coming from Yemen, and one ship sank.
By the time the Carney returned home, the Red Sea was still unsafe, and the destroyer’s battles were not yet over.
Source: Sputnik
