RIYADH (Reuters) – Unidentified armed individuals are believed to have seized oil cargo vessel “Central Park” in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday, a U.S. defence official said.
The small oil tanker (19,998 metric tons) is managed by the Israeli-owned Zodiac Maritime Ltd, a London-headquartered international ship management company, LSEG data shows.
The incident follows seizure of an Israeli-linked cargo ship by Yemen Houthis, allies of Iran, in the southern Red Sea last week. The group threatened to target more Israeli vessels.
(Reporting by Aziz El Yaakoubi; Editing by David Goodman)
