A chemical tanker with about 20 Indian crew on board was attacked by a drone on Saturday off Gujarat’s Porbandar coast in the Arabian Sea. Now the Pentagon has claimed that it was fired from Iran. The Pentagon said in a statement on Sunday that the attack occurred around 10 a.m. local time and that there were no casualties on the Japanese-owned ship, adding that the fire had been extinguished.
Ships are being targeted by Houthis in the Red Sea
The Pentagon has also said in the statement that ships were currently being targeted by the Houthis in the Red Sea. But now this attack has signaled a new threat to commercial shipping apart from the Red Sea. Let us tell you that this attack has happened when Houthi rebels supported by Iran are targeting ships in the Red Sea with drones and other things.
The ship caught fire in the attack
The war started after the attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7 in the middle of the year. However, in protest against this war, Houthi rebels are attacking ships. These rebels say that they will target ships belonging to Israel. In such a situation, it is being said that India has been attacked in this sequence because India has good relations with Israel. In such a situation, let us tell you that in this attack on Saturday, a fire broke out on the ship, but there were no casualties. This incident happened at 10 in the morning.
the fire was brought under control
According to the information received, the fire has now been brought under control. “US forces remain in communication with the ship and it is headed towards a destination in India,” the statement said. According to the Pentagon, the drone attack took place 200 nautical miles (370 km) from the Indian coast. It was also said that no US Navy ship was nearby. This is the first time since the start of the Israel-Hamas war that the Pentagon has accused Iran of a direct attack. The Pentagon statement said that the MV Chem Pluto ship was sailing under the flag of Liberia. It was operated by a Dutch entity. Although the ship is owned by a Japanese company.