Post by sevenofnine on Dec 24, 2023 12:17:35 GMT -5
Whoa!
A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean early on Saturday, in what appears to be the first attack on a commercial vessel outside the Red Sea since a recent flurry in the area.
"The Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 6am GMT in the Indian Ocean, 200 nautical miles from the coast of India, by a one-way attack drone fired from Iran," a Pentagon spokesperson said.
The attack is the first such known attack so far away from the Red Sea since the Israel-Hamas war began.
A string of attacks have taken place in t
www.euronews.com/2023/12/24/drone-launched-from-iran-strikes-chemical-tanker-in-indian-ocean
A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean early on Saturday, in what appears to be the first attack on a commercial vessel outside the Red Sea since a recent flurry in the area.
"The Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 6am GMT in the Indian Ocean, 200 nautical miles from the coast of India, by a one-way attack drone fired from Iran," a Pentagon spokesperson said.
The attack is the first such known attack so far away from the Red Sea since the Israel-Hamas war began.
A string of attacks have taken place in t
www.euronews.com/2023/12/24/drone-launched-from-iran-strikes-chemical-tanker-in-indian-ocean
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