2 Ballistic Missiles Fired Toward US Destroyer Aiding Israel-Linked Tanker

The U.S. military says the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer received a ‘distress call’ from the Israel-linked tanker that it was under attack.

The tanker Central Park. Zodiac Maritime via AP

Two ballistic missiles were fired from Yemen toward a U.S. naval destroyer aiding an Israel-linked tanker that had been seized by attackers in the Gulf of Aden on Nov. 26, according to the U.S. military.

The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated on X that its destroyer, USS Mason, received a “distress call” from the tanker—identified as the Central Park—that it was “under attack by an unknown entity.”