US Navy frees phosphoric acid tanker hijacked by pirates off the coast of Yemen
Kyiv • UNN
The US Navy warship USS Mason has secured the release of the tanker Central Park, which was hijacked by pirates in the Gulf of Aden, with the attackers surrendering after a pursuit. Although missiles fired from Yemen landed 10 miles from the ship, there was no damage.
Warship U.S. Navy responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker in the Gulf of Aden Gulf of Aden, which had been seized by armed men, and the vessel is now safe, UNN writes, citing Reuters.
The tanker Central Park, was carrying a cargo of phosphoric of phosphoric acid when it was hijacked by pirates off the coast of Yemen.
In a statement. the U.S. military said the USS Mason, with the help of allied ships, the attackers to release the commercial vessel.
Five armed attempted to escape in a speedboat, but were pursued by a U.S. warship. by a U.S. military vessel, and they eventually surrendered.
The statement added that two ballistic missiles were fired from parts of Yemen, Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen toward Mason and Central Park, but they landed about 10 nautical miles away without causing damage.
