On January 6, Houthi launched an attack on the USS "Laboon", a destroyer in the United States Navy. Three days later on January 9, Houthi launched a series of drones and missiles at dozens of merchant ships, which caused the United States navy and United Kingdom's navy to respond. On January 14, the Houthis again launched an attack on the USS "Laboon". On January 15, Houthi launched an attack and struck the Marshall Islands-flagged, United States-owned and operated bulk carrier "Gibraltar Eagle". On January 17, Houthi launched a one-way suicide drone and struck the Marshall Islands-flagged, United States-owned and operated bulk carrier "Genco Picardy" in the Gulf of Aden.