{"id":2107968,"date":"2023-11-26T09:42:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-26T14:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-israeli-linked-oil-tanker-seized-by-unknown-force\/"},"modified":"2023-11-26T09:42:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T14:42:54","slug":"alert-israeli-linked-oil-tanker-seized-by-unknown-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/alert-israeli-linked-oil-tanker-seized-by-unknown-force\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli-Linked Oil Tanker Seized by Unidentified Group"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Falert-israeli-linked-oil-tanker-seized-by-unknown-force%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2107968&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Unknown Force Seizes Israeli-Linked Oil Tanker off Coast \u2064of \u2063Aden, Yemen<\/h2>\n<p>An oil tanker \u2064associated with an Israel-affiliated company has been seized by an\u2063 unknown force\u2062 off the coast of Aden, Yemen, according to a\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/warning-for-america-the-four-steps-of-marxist-takeover-were-activated-in-2020\/\" title=\"Warning for America: The Four Steps of Marxist Takeover Were Activated in 2020\">private security firm<\/a>. The Central Park, owned by Zodiac Maritime, was taken in the Gulf of Aden, leaving many \u200dquestions about\u2064 the\u200c attackers unanswered.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An oil tanker associated \u2064with an Israel-affiliated \u2062company \u200dthat\u2019s\u2064 based in the UK has reportedly been boarded offshore\u2063 from \u2062the Yemeni city of Aden <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/49rrQbFwnU\">https:\/\/t.co\/49rrQbFwnU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bloomberg (@business)\u200d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/1728762161269293192?\">November 26, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The seizure \u200boccurred in Aden, which is controlled by forces allied to Yemen\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pictures-u-s-navy-seizes-arms-from-iran-likely-bound-for-yemen\/\" title=\"Pictures: U.S. Navy Seizes Arms from Iran Likely Bound for Yemen\">internationally recognized government<\/a> and a Saudi-led coalition.\u2062 These forces\u2062 have\u2063 been engaged in a long-standing conflict with\u200c Yemen\u2019s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.\u2062 Interestingly, the area where the seizure\u2062 took \u2062place is under the control of these forces \u2063and \u200bis far from\u200b Houthi-controlled territory. Somali pirates are also not known to operate in this particular area.<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Navy\u2019s 5th \u200dFleet, responsible\u200d for patrolling the Mideast, has not yet responded to inquiries regarding the incident.\u2064 However, it seems that U.S. naval forces \u2062are\u200c involved and have advised vessels to stay away from the\u2062 area, \u200baccording to\u2064 Ambrey.<\/p>\n<p>Zodiac Maritime, part of Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer\u2019s Zodiac Group, has\u2064 previously been\u200b targeted in the ongoing shadow\u2062 war between Iran\u2063 and Israel. In 2021, an \u200cIranian \u2063drone attack on Zodiac\u2019s oil tanker Mercer Street resulted in the deaths of two crew members. The company has not yet provided a response to the \u2062recent incident.<\/p>\n<p>The British military\u2019s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which issues warnings \u200dto\u200d sailors\u2064 in the Middle East, had previously alerted sailors about suspicious activity in the area. They later reported that a possible \u2062attack had taken place based on radio traffic.<\/p>\n<p>This seizure comes\u2064 shortly after another \u200dIsraeli-owned container ship,\u200b CMA CGM Symi,\u2063 was attacked by a suspected Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean. These incidents highlight the increasing targeting of global shipping in \u200bthe ongoing\u2062 conflict between Israel \u200dand Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Despite a\u2064 truce and hostage\u2064 exchanges between\u2064 Hamas and Israel, the war continues to escalate, with \u200bthe Houthis seizing a vehicle transport ship in the Red Sea off Yemen. The situation \u200dremains tense \u2062as the \u2062region faces the risk \u2063of a wider conflict.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic\">The \u2064Western Journal \u200chas reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-israeli-linked-oil-tanker-seized-off-coast-aden-yemen-private-intelligence-firm-says\/\">Alert: Israeli-Linked\u2064 Oil Tanker\u2062 Seized by Unknown\u200d Force<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The\u2064 Western\u2064 Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What potential \u2063implications could \u200dthe disruption \u2064of oil \u2063flow in the region have on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-begs-oil-industry-to-lower-prices-as-energy-crisis-looms-report\/\" title=\"Biden Begs Oil Industry To Lower Prices As Energy Crisis Looms: REPORT\">global energy markets<\/a><\/h2>\n<p><span>  To operate in this region, making it even more perplexing\u2064 as to who the \u2062unknown force behind the seizure could be.<\/p>\n<p>Zodiac Maritime, the company that owns the Central Park, is a London-based \u2062shipping company with ties to Israel. The ship \u200bwas reportedly boarded while it \u2062was offshore from the \u200bYemeni city \u200dof \u2064Aden.\u200b The \u200bcircumstances surrounding the seizure \u200dremain \u2064unclear, and there have been\u2063 no\u2062 claims\u2063 of responsibility from any known groups or organizations.<\/p>\n<p>The timing \u2064of this \u200dincident \u2062is particularly significant, as tensions in the region have been high in recent \u200bmonths. \u200bThe \u2062conflict between\u2063 the\u2062 Yemeni government and Houthi rebels has\u200b been ongoing\u2063 since 2014, with the involvement of various regional powers. Iran has been\u2064 accused of providing support to the Houthi rebels, while Saudi Arabia and its allies have been backing \u200cthe Yemeni government.<\/p>\n<p>The seizure of an Israeli-linked oil tanker off the coast\u200b of\u200d Yemen adds\u2064 another layer of complexity \u2064to an already\u2063 volatile situation. It raises concerns about the\u200d potential involvement of other actors \u200cin the region who may have an interest in \u2063destabilizing the area further.<\/p>\n<p>The international community is \u200dclosely monitoring the situation and urging for a swift resolution. The United Nations has called for a ceasefire in \u2062Yemen to allow for the delivery \u200dof much<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ethiopian-civil-war-pauses-for-humanitarian-truce-to-allow-aid-delivery\/\" title=\"Ethiopian Civil War Pauses for 'Humanitarian Truce' to Allow Aid Delivery\">-needed humanitarian aid<\/a> \u200cto the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-line-for-senior-job-at-state-sanders-aide-accuses-biden-of-illegal-military-action\/\" title=\"In Line For Senior Job at State, Sanders Aide Accuses Biden of Illegal Military Action\">war-torn country<\/a>. Any disruption to the flow of \u200coil in the region could\u200b also have serious implications for global energy markets.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 Israeli government has not yet made an official statement regarding the seizure of the oil tanker. However, given the \u2063nature of \u2063the\u200b incident and \u200dthe potential implications, it is likely that Israel will be closely involved in \u2064efforts to secure \u2064the release of the\u2063 ship and ensure the safety of its \u2063crew.<\/p>\n<p>As more information comes to light, it will be crucial\u2062 for \u2064the international community to\u200c work together to address the underlying issues and prevent \u200dfurther escalation\u2062 in the\u2064 region. The seizure of the Israeli-linked \u2062oil tanker is a stark reminder of\u2064 the \u2063complex and interconnected challenges\u200d the world faces\u2063 in the pursuit of peace and\u200d stability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tanker linked to Israel has been seized off the coast of Aden, Yemen. The vessel, named Central Park and managed by Zodiac Maritime, was taken in the Gulf of Aden. The responsible party behind the attack remains unknown, according to private security firm Ambrey<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":2107969,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2107968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/136"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2107968"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2107968\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2107969"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2107968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2107968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2107968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}