The ship was carrying crude oil from a port in Saudi Arabia to Mangaluru port.
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- The ship was 200 nautical miles off the coast of India at the time of the attack.
- Indians were also included in the ship’s crew
- No casualties were reported in the attack
Washington:
A merchant ship was attacked by a suspected drone off the coast of India on Saturday. Now a statement has come from the Pentagon regarding this attack, in which it has been said that this drone was launched from Iran. Motor ship Cam Pluto, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker, was hit by a suspected drone strike in the Indian Ocean at around 10 a.m. local time. It was 200 nautical miles from the Indian coast at the time it was attacked. The ship’s crew included 21 Indians.
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The incident comes as Iran-backed Houthi rebels have stepped up attacks on ships in the Red Sea amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. This is the first time the Pentagon has accused Iran of directly targeting ships. The ship was carrying crude oil from a port in Saudi Arabia to Mangaluru port.
The Wall Street Journal reported that the Dutch company that operates the MV Cam Pluto “has been tied to an offer by Israeli shipping tycoon Idan.
A frontline warship was dispatched to assist the merchant vessel, an Indian Navy official told AFP.
Sources said that after the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported the incident, Navy’s P-8I maritime patrol aircraft were deployed to protect the vessel and its crew. The aircraft determined that the MV Cam Pluto ship and its crew were safe.
He said the Indian Navy sent a frontline warship to assist the merchant vessel while the Indian Coast Guard also swung into action and sent its vessel ICGS Vikram to the spot.
A fire broke out in the ship after the attack. It is a relief that there were no casualties in the attack.
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