No injuries are reported in any of the incidents.
In a statement, the US Central Command says the USS Laboon "shot down four unmanned aerial drones originating from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen that were inbound to" the frigate.
Oil tanker hit near Indian coast amid maritime hostilities against Israel by Houthis
[IsraelTimes] The ship, identified as the Liberian-flagged Chem Pluto, sustains damage but none of its mostly-Indian crew are hurt; Jerusalem believes Iran behind drone strike on high seas
A dronezap damaged a ship off the coast of India on Saturday but caused no casualties, two maritime agencies said, with one reporting the merchant vessel was linked to Israel.
Jerusalem believes Tehran was directly behind the attack, according to Hebrew media Saturday.
There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the strike, which comes amid a flurry of drone and missile attacks by Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
’s Iran-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the
Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is
God is Great, Death to Americaâ„¢, Death to Israel, a curse on the JewsThey like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
s on a vital shipping lane in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.
The Houthis have launched more than 100 drone and missile attacks, targeting 10 merchant vessels in the Red Sea, the Pentagon said Friday, in solidarity with Paleostinians in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
, where Israel is battling the Hamas
...the braying voice of Islamic Resistance®,...terror group following its October 7 massacre in Israel, when holy warriors killed 1,200 people, a majority civilians, and took some 240 hostages.
The assault Saturday caused a fire on board, said the British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, or UKMTO.
Ambrey, a maritime security firm, said the "Liberia-flagged chemical/products tanker... was Israel-affiliated"
...whatever that means...
and had been on its way from Soddy Arabia...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
to India.
The incident on the chemical product tanker occurred 120 miles (200 kilometers) southwest of the Indian port of Veraval,
Veraval is on the Arabian Sea in Gujarat, facing the northeastern tip of Oman.
said Ambrey. It gave no further details about the vessel’s alleged Israeli links.Ambrey said the drone attack struck the stern and caused a fire onboard that was later extinguished without any casualties among the crew. The firm said the vessel suffered some structural damage and some water was taken onboard.
The Indian news agency ANI identified the tanker as MV Chem Pluto carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia. Citing Indian defense sources, ANI said the tanker had around 20 Indian nationals on board. Multiple shipping sites describe Chem Pluto as being owned by a Japan-based firm.
Israel’s Kan 11 broadcaster reported that it is the first attack on an allegedly Israeli-linked vessel on the high seas. Israeli officials believe the striking drone was launched directly from Iran, Channel 12 reported.
As the attack occurred near Veraval, it is unlikely to have been carried out from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, according to the report.
The Indian navy said it responded to a request for assistance shortly after the attack.
"Indian Navy had dispatched an aircraft, which arrived overhead the MV (merchant vessel)," a statement from the navy said. "Safety of the crew and ship was ascertained. A warship has also been dispatched to provide any assistance as required."