Navy will investigate the attack on a ship coming to India

Due to this, a ship of the Indian Coast Guard is guiding Chem Pluto. According to the Defense Ministry, after the ship reaches Mumbai, a team of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal team will inspect the part of the ship where the attack took place and will also clean it.

Attack from Iranian soil
America's Defense Ministry Pentagon has claimed that the ship coming to India on Saturday was not only attacked by an Iranian drone but that drone was also fired from Iran itself. According to maritime company Ombre, this is the first attack that has been carried out directly from Iran.

At the same time, America, which till now was accusing Iran of supporting Houthis, has now directly accused Iran of attacking. Iran has not said anything yet on this allegation. At the same time, Houthi rebels have warned that if America does not stop its arbitrariness in the area, the Red Sea will burn.

A statement issued by the Houthis said that the Yemeni Navy was patrolling in the Red Sea when an American war ship started attacking. Meanwhile, a missile accidentally exploded near a ship from Gabon. Which was coming from Russia. The impact on the movement of ships in the Red Sea is the result of the dominance of America, which is present in this area along with its allies without any authority.

2 ships with Indian crew members attacked in one day: After the attack on MV Chem Pluto at 10 am on 23 December, another ship with Indian crew members was attacked in the evening. 25 Indians were present in it. According to news agency ANI, a Gabonese flagged oil tanker named M/V Saibaba was attacked by a drone. Indian Navy has said that everyone is safe.

Learn about both ships

1. MV Chem Pluto

On Saturday (23 December) in the Indian Ocean, a cargo ship coming to India was attacked by an Iranian drone. He was coming to India from Saudi Arabia. This ship was attacked at 10 am on Saturday morning. At that time the ship was in contact with America. When the Chem Pluto ship was attacked, it was 370 kilometers from the Indian coast.

After receiving information about the attack, the Navy tracked the ship. Also sent a warship to escort him. There were 20 Indians present on this ship.

2. MV Saibaba
The US military had said that at around 10:30 pm on Saturday, Houthi rebels also attacked the Indian-flagged Gabon oil tanker M/V Saibaba in the Red Sea with a drone. However, the Indian Navy has rejected that the ship was Indian-flagged. The attack took place near the Bab al-Mandab Strait, about 45 nautical miles south-west of Yemen's Salif port. The US military said that as soon as it received information about the attack, it sent its warship USS Laboon to the scene. ​​​​​​

Houthi rebels hijacked a cargo ship a month ago
The Houthis have carried out more than 100 attacks in and around the Red Sea in the past four weeks. About a month ago, Houthi rebels hijacked a cargo ship Galaxy Leader in the Red Sea. This ship was coming to India from Turkey. Houthi rebels had hijacked it, mistaking it for an Israeli ship.

Before the incident, the Houthi group had warned of attacks on Israeli ships. A spokesperson for the Houthi rebels said that all ships sailing on behalf of Israel would be targeted.