By Irmak Akcan
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AA) – An Israeli-linked tanker has been seized by unidentified attackers off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, a private intelligence company said.
The attackers seized the tanker, Central Park, which was operated by the Zodiac Maritime company, in the Gulf of Aden, said the intelligence company Ambrey.
A US Defense Department official, who preferred to remain anonymous for security reasons, confirmed that the ship had been seized.
A statement by Zodiac Maritime called the attack as a “suspected piracy incident.”
The company said that there were 22 multinational crew members on board and the tanker was carrying a “cargo of phosphoric acid.”
No one has claimed responsibility for the attack yet.
*Writing by Merve Berker