A U.S. Navy sailor died after going overboard from a ship in the Red Sea, according to authorities.
Aviation Machinist's Mate 2nd Class Oriola Michael Aregbesola, 34, of Miramar, Florida died in a "non-combat related incident," according to the Department of Defense.
The DOD said Aregbesola was supporting operations in the Red Sea.
The incident is under investigation.
Aregbesola was assigned to USS Mason deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, as part of the Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group.
On Friday, the U.S. Central Command reported that a U.S. Navy sailor aboard the USS Mason was reported missing at sea while conducting operations in the Red Sea on March 20. Search and recovery operations were conducted and concluded.
The Navy has ramped up operations in the Red Sea as Yemen's Houthis rebels have carried out attacks on commercial vessels in the area.
The Houthis have become increasingly aggressive in targeting international shipping passing through the Red Sea, citing opposition to Israel's military operations in Gaza as justification.
On Saturday, U.S. forces, including the USS Carney, engaged six Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, over the southern Red Sea, according to Central Command.
MARCH 23 RED SEA UPDATE
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 24, 2024
From 2:50 to 4:30 a.m. (Sanaa time)
March 23, the Iranian-backed Houthis launched four anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBM) into the Red Sea in the vicinity of M/V Huang Pu, a Panamanian-flagged, Chinese-owned, Chinese-operated oil tanker.
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