Two Navy SEALs are missing after falling into the water off the coast of Somalia while trying to board a ship at night, officials said.
The two Seals, whose names have not been released publicly, were boarding a ship in the Gulf of Aden when they were hit by waves.
Under their protocol, when one SEAL is intercepted, the next one jumps in after them.
The men were on an interception mission – in which members intercept weapons on a ship bound for Houthi-controlled Yemen – when the waves hit them, the official said, according to reports.
The officials, who would only speak anonymously, would not detail the missing Seals’ mission, but said it was not part of Operation Prosperity Guardian, in which the US and its allies are trying to provide protection to commercial ships in the Red Sea.
The two Seals, whose names have not been released publicly, were boarding a ship in the Gulf of Aden when they were hit by waves. Under their protocol, when one SEAL is intercepted, the next jumps in after them. Getty Images
They also said Seals’ work was unrelated to Thursday’s attack on the Houthis by the United States and the United Kingdom.
Search and rescue teams are looking for the two soldiers. US Central Command declined to release more information until the effort is complete.
The Gulf of Aden is a hotbed for military activity as the Houthis have carried out two dozen attacks on commercial vessels in the Gulf and Red Sea since mid-November.
Over the past two days, the US and the UK have carried out airstrikes in around 30 locations linked to the militant group.
President Joe Biden said on Saturday that the US had “personally” conveyed a message to Iran, which supports the Houthis, about supporting their ship strikes.
“We delivered it personally and we are confident that we are well prepared,” the president replied as he headed to Camp David.
The men were on an interception mission – where members intercept weapons on a ship bound for Houthi-controlled Yemen – when the waves hit them. US Navy
On Friday, the US Navy destroyer USS Carney fired a Tomahawk surface-to-air missile that hit a militant group’s radar used to target ships.
The attack was described as a “follow-up action…to degrade the ability of the Houthis to attack maritime vessels, including commercial vessels,” the Central Command write on X.
On Thursday, American and British forces struck more than two dozen Houthi targets in Yemen.
The Houthis have promised a strong and effective response to the joint strike.
“This new strike will receive a firm, strong and effective response,” Houthi spokesman Nasruldeen Amer told Al Jazeera.
With Postal wire.
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