Tumama sa isang chemical tanker sa Indian ocean ang isinagawang drone attack ng bansang Iran, ayon ‘yan sa US Department of Defense.
“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,” pahayag ng Pentagon spokesperson.
Ang tumataas na tensyon sa rehiyon at panganib sa shipping lanes ang isa sa mga dahilan ng drone attack. Mariing kinokondena ng gobyerno ng Iran kasama ang military forces ng Yemen ang operasyon ng mga sundalong Israel sa Gaza kung saang libo-libong Palestinian na ang namatay.
Ayon sa Pentagon, ito na ang ika-pitong pag-atake ng Iran simula 2021. Wala namang naiulat na nasawi sa pag-atake.
Ayon sa opisyal ng Indian Defense, may naiulat na sunog na resulta ng pagtama ng drone sa chemical tanker.
“Indian Coast Guard ship ICGS Vikram is moving towards a merchant vessel MV Chem Pluto in the Arabian Sea, 217 nautical miles off Porbandar coast, after it reported a fire incident suspected to be caused by a drone attack.”
“As per inputs received, the fire has been extinguished but it has affected its functioning. The ICGS Vikram was deployed on the patrol of the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone when it was directed towards the merchant ship in distress. All crew are safe which includes around 20 Indians. The ICGS Vikram has alerted all ships in the area to provide assistance to it,” ani ng Indian Defense Officials.
