US Military: Somali Pirates Likely Behind Attempted Tanker Seizure

The tanker Central Park is seen in this undated photo released by Zodiac Maritime.

An attempted hijacking of a commercial vessel in the Gulf of Aden on Sunday appears to have been carried out by armed Somali pirates and not Yemeni Houthis, despite the firing of missiles from Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen afterwards, the Pentagon said Monday.