Houthi rebels launch missile attack on yet another U.S.-owned commercial ship, Pentagon says

For the third time this week, Yemen-based Houthi rebels Thursday launched missiles at a U.S.-owned merchant vessel, the Pentagon said, the latest in a slew of such attacks from the Iranian-backed militant group on commercial vessels in and around the Red Sea.

At about 9 p.m. local time Thursday, Houthi rebels launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at the M/V Chem Ranger, a U.S.-owned ship that flies under a Marshal Islands flag, according to U.S. Central Command.

Both missiles landed in the water near the ship, CENTCOM said, and there were no reports of injuries or damage to the Chem Ranger.