US Navy Helicopters Sink 3 Houthi Boats In Red Sea After Attack On Maersk Vessel | News18 | N18VThe United States on Sunday shot down three vessels operated by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels that had attacked a container ship in the Red Sea, the military said.In a statement, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that after the Houthis fired on the US helicopters, they “returned fire in self-defense”, sinking three of four small boats that had come within 20 meters of the ship, and killing the crews.