The ship hit today by a missile while it was sailing in the Gulf of Aden is the Gibraltar Eagle, a bulk carrier Ultramax of 64 thousand deadweight tons of the American Eagle Bulk Shipping. U.S. Central Command said the unit, which flies the flag of the Marshall Islands, is was hit by an anti-ship ballistic missile launched from an area Yemen is controlled by the Houthis, who are backed by Iran. U.S. Central Command specified that the impact did not cause significant damage or injury to crew members, and the Gibraltar Eagle continued its journey.

In addition, the U.S. Command announced that two hours earlier U.S. forces in the area spotted a missile anti-ship ballistic missiles launched towards the commercial sea route that crosses the southern Red Sea, which is nevertheless crashed to the ground in Yemen without causing any damage or Injured.