https://thehill.com/policy/defense/-iranian-drone-struck-chemica…
An Iranian drone struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean on Saturday, according to the Pentagon, marking the latest escalation of tensions and risks to shipping routes in the wake of Israel’s war with militant group Hamas.
“The motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 10 a.m. local time (6 a.m. GMT) 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 confirmed to The Hill.
The Pentagon said this was the “seventh Iranian attack on commercial shipping since 2021.”
No casualties were reported. A fire broke out aboard the tanker and has since been extinguished, the spokesperson said.
No U.S. Navy vessels were in the vicinity, while U.S. Naval Forces Central Command remain in communication with the U.S. vessel on its way towards India.
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