CNN: Missiles fired from Yemen toward US warship that responded to attack on commercial tanker
Two ballistic missiles were fired from Houthi rebel-controlled Yemen toward a US warship in the Gulf of Aden, after the US Navy responded to a distress call from a commercial tanker that had been seized by armed individuals, the US military said Sunday.
The tanker, identified as the Central Park, had been carrying a cargo of phosphoric acid when its crew called for help that “they were under attack from an unknown entity,” the US Central Command said in a statement.
Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder said Monday that under international maritime norms and laws, when there is a distress signal, “all vessels in the vicinity, are required to come and help and support.” Though Ryder added that there were three Chinese Navy vessels in the vicinity that “did not respond.”
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WNU Editor: No kidding .... Lt. Gen. Jerry Boykin: No American should be happy about this (FOX News).
Houthis Launch Anti-Ship Ballistic Missiles At U.S. Warship Responding To An Attack On A Commercial Tanker
CENTCOM: Yemen-based ballistic missiles fired near USS Mason -- Navy Times
2 missiles fired from Yemen in the direction of U.S. ship, officials say -- CBS/AP
U.S. Navy Rescues Central Park From Pirate Attack in Gulf of Aden -- DNYUZ/New York Times
Houthis launch anti-ship ballistic missiles at U.S. warship -- Long War Journal
How risky is US-Houthi escalation after Navy thwarts tanker hijacking? -- Al-Monitor