He added that there is no certainty even about the number of missiles. “Our analysis showed that at least one missile was fired. We continue to determine how many missiles we are talking about,” Ryder said.
On Sunday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the Houthis fired two missiles at the destroyer Mason and the oil tanker Central Park. The projectiles fell in the Gulf of Aden ten nautical miles from the ships, the Middle East command said in a statement.
Ansar Allah Politburo member Mohammed al-Bahiti on Monday denied US claims about the Central Park oil tanker rescue operation. According to CENTCOM, the destroyer Mason responded to a distress signal from a tanker. The ship was allegedly attacked. The tanker, with a crew of 22, was carrying phosphoric acid. Information later appeared that the ship had not been captured and that the crew was safe. The alleged five pirates were detained and interrogated by the US military.
