US Central Command: The Eisenhower aircraft carrier will patrol the Gulf to ensure freedom of navigation
U.S. Central Command said in a statement Monday that the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group completed crossing the Strait of Hormuz on Nov. 26 into Gulf waters.
In the statement published on Platform
The aircraft carrier USS Dwight Eisenhower was reported to be accompanied by the guided-missile cruiser USS Philippine Sea, two guided-missile destroyers, and a frigate.
This comes after Reuters quoted U.S. officials as saying on Sunday that a U.S. Navy vessel responded to a distress call from the Central Park chemical tank and confirmed it was free and safe.
One of the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, added that the vessel “Mason” helped ensure the safety of the tanker.
Last Sunday, unidentified gunmen seized a tanker loaded with phosphoric acid in the Gulf of Aden.
A US military official said unidentified gunmen intercepted an oil tanker tied to an Israeli company in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday and took control of it, confirming information previously reported by a maritime security company.
The official told Agence France-Presse: “There are indications that an unknown number of unidentified armed men took control of the tanker MV Central Park in the Gulf of Aden on November 26,” stressing that “American and coalition forces They are present in the vicinity of the area and we are monitoring it.” “The situation is being carefully monitored,” after a series of similar incidents on the same shipping route.