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00:00 I'm still on the French warship that is protecting and accompanying the commercial ship that you can
00:05 see right behind me. Now we are in a red zone here in the Red Sea, the Houthis could attack at any
00:10 moment, which is why I'm wearing this full-on protective gear and any crew member that wishes
00:15 to step outside of the ship has to dress like this as a form of protection. Now just a few hours ago
00:20 this warship was full of activity, the Americans had identified a drone that was flying near
00:25 commercial boats and so everyone on this ship got into their combat positions to try and reduce the
00:32 risk as much as possible. The Houthis have implemented a tactic for their drones,
00:37 they fly them at low altitude and make them zigzag above the water for long distances along
00:43 maritime routes, so the main risk is that a merchant vessel and a drone could collide,
00:49 potentially causing an explosion, it's a real danger to navigation.
00:54 The mission was a huge success for the French Navy, they mobilized their helicopter which is
01:00 on board and that helicopter identified the drone and then shot it down using a machine gun. Now
01:05 it's a very important moment for the French Navy as it's the first time that one of their helicopters
01:10 has managed to destroy a drone, but the Houthis don't only attack with drones, they also attack
01:16 with missiles and this French warship is fully equipped to deal with all sorts of Houthi threats.
01:22 At the front of the boat you may be able to see it poking out, there's the boat's cannon and there's
01:28 also a huge amount of anti-aircraft missiles, so these sorts of defense mechanisms are absolutely
01:36 crucial to enable commercial ships to return to this Red Sea zone and so that they can
01:42 bring trade back to the region.