Attackers seize an Israel-linked tanker off the coast of Aden, Yemen

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The attackers seized the Central Park, managed by Zodiac Maritime, in the Gulf of Aden, the company and private intelligence firm Ambrey said..

An American defence official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss intelligence matters, also confirmed the attack took place.AP..

Attackers seized a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Aden, Yemen, on Sunday, authorities said..

It issued another warning saying that radio traffic suggested a possible attack had occurred.. The Central Park seizure comes after a container ship, CMA CGM Symi, owned by an Israeli billionaire came under attack Friday by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean as Israel wages war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an American defense official said Saturday..

With the Israel-Hamas war - which began with the militant Palestinian group's Oct 7 attack - raging on, the Houthis seized a vehicle transport ship in the Red Sea off Yemen...