“There was no damage or reported injuries from either vessel during this incident,” a US statement said.
Earlier, we reported of an attempt to take over the chemical tanker Central Park, which was carrying a cargo of phosphoric acid, off the Gulf of Aden.
The vessel reportedly sent a distress signal prompting the US aircraft USS Mason to respond, thwarting the hijacking and arresting the attackers of the vessel owned by Israel’s Ofer family.
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The US cable channel Fox News is reporting that Yemen’s Houthi rebels attempted to fire two ballistic missiles towards a US destroyer on Sunday evening in the Gulf of Aden after a supposed failed attempt to take over a commercial tanker owned by Israel’s Ofer family.
ReplyDeleteThe report said that two US destroyers tracked the two missiles, which failed to hit their target and instead landed in the Gulf of Aden.
The incident followed an earlier report of an attempt to take over the chemical tanker Central Park, which was carrying a cargo of phosphoric acid in the area.