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Pentagon Says Vessel in Arabian Sea Attacked by Drone Fired From Iran - Reports

© AFP 2023 / Indranil MUKHERJEEShips are seen anchored in the Arabian sea following following the closure of the Mumbai port after a maritime accident involving the cargo ship MSC Chitra off the Mumbai coast on August 11, 2010
Ships are seen anchored in the Arabian sea following following the closure of the Mumbai port after a maritime accident involving the cargo ship MSC Chitra off the Mumbai coast on August 11, 2010 - Sputnik International, 1920, 24.12.2023
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Pentagon said the unmanned aerial vehicle that attacked a ship in the Arabian Sea off the coast of India on Saturday was launched from Iran, The Wall Street Journal newspaper reported.
On Saturday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said that a drone had attacked a ship off the coast of India, causing an explosion and subsequent fire. Indian news agency ANI reported, citing Indian military officials, that the attacked vessel was the ship Chem Pluto sailing under the flag of Liberia. The ship was transporting crude oil from Saudi Arabia to India.
"The motor vessel Chem Pluto, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 a.m. local time today in the Indian Ocean, 200 nautical miles from the coast of India, by a one-way attack drone fired from Iran," a Pentagon spokesperson was quoted as saying by the newspaper.
This photo released by the Houthi Media Center shows a Houthi forces helicopter approaching the cargo ship Galaxy Leader on Sunday, Nov. 19, 2023. - Sputnik International, 1920, 23.12.2023
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