US military say missiles fired near warship aiding seized tanker off Yemen

An undated photo released by Zodiac Maritime showing the tanker Central Park (Zodiac Maritime/AP)

Two ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen came near a US warship on Monday after it aided a tanker that had been seized in the Gulf of Aden, the US military said.

A statement from US Central Command said the missiles splashed down in the water around 10 miles from the USS Mason as it aided the tanker, named the Central Park.