According to the Associated Press and the Business Insider news website of the United States, on the 22nd local time, the French military said that a French destroyer took part in the rescue operation of the merchant vessel Sunion in the Red Sea, during the destruction of a“Full of explosives” unmanned boat. The French military has also released photos of warships firing on unmanned boats.
According to the Associated Press reported that flying the Greek flag, “Sunion” merchant ship was attacked in the Red Sea on the 21st, Houthi militants claimed responsibility for the incident. The attack caused the Sunion to lose power and drift in the area, prompting a French rescue operation. The merchant ship Sunion has been successfully rescued from drifting, according to a social media account posted by the European Union’s Red Sea and Gulf Escort Operation Shield. Twenty-nine people on board were rescued.
According to reports, the French military said on the 22nd that when the French destroyer involved in the rescue operation arrived in the area, the warship detected an unmanned boat“Loaded with explosives” trying to launch another attack on the merchant ship, the French destroyed the threat.