# US destroyer and commercial ships attacked in Red Sea

**URL:** <https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-destroyer-and-commercial-ships-attacked-in-red-sea/67709>\
**Category:** Maritime News\
**Created:** [December 3, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-destroyer-and-commercial-ships-attacked-in-red-sea/67709 "2023-12-03T17:06:45Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lee\_Shore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Lee\_Shore](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Lee_Shore)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 5:06pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-destroyer-and-commercial-ships-attacked-in-red-sea/67709/1 "2023-12-03T17:06:45Z")

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> **[Pentagon says a US warship, commercial ships attacked in Red Sea. Houthis...](https://apnews.com/article/red-sea-houthi-yemen-ships-attack-israel-hamas-war-gaza-strip-716770f0a780160e9abed98d3c48fbde)**
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> The attack Sunday potentially marks a major escalation in a series of maritime attacks in the Mideast linked to the Israel-Hamas war.

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**Author:** ![New3M](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/new3m/32/394_2.png) [@New3M](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/New3M)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 6:17pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-destroyer-and-commercial-ships-attacked-in-red-sea/67709/2 "2023-12-03T18:17:08Z")

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That was probably an unwise choice.

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**Author:** ![Meme.Lord](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/meme.lord/32/29401_2.png) [@Meme.Lord](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Meme.Lord)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 7:28pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-destroyer-and-commercial-ships-attacked-in-red-sea/67709/3 "2023-12-03T19:28:17Z")

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![ah-shit-here-we-go-again-ah-shit](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/3X/4/9/49f2a25bd01979e3a74e122afbd0fb195e8342f9.gif)

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**Author:** ![seasmaster](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/seasmaster/32/3160_2.png) [@seasmaster](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/seasmaster)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2023, 9:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-destroyer-and-commercial-ships-attacked-in-red-sea/67709/4 "2023-12-03T21:04:31Z")

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No worries. USA will send two F-16’s to bomb an empty wharehouse. That’ll teach them to mess around!