A chemical tanker within the Indian Ocean used to be struck by means of a drone introduced at once from Iran early Saturday, the Pentagon stated, signaling a widening chance to delivery after Yemeni rebels began attacking vessels within the Purple Sea.“The motor vessel Chem Pluto, a Liberia-flagged, Eastern-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker used to be struck at roughly 10 a.m. native time nowadays within the Indian Ocean, 200 nautical miles from the coast of India, by means of a one-way assault drone fired from Iran,” a Pentagon spokesperson stated in a remark. Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Corporate, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
