A drone launched from Iran struck a chemical tanker in the Indian Ocean early on Dec. 23, in what appears to be the fir vessel outside the Red Sea since a recent flurry in the aerea , the Euro News website reports.
The Liberia-flagged, Japanese-owned, and Netherlands-operated chemical tanker was struck at approximately 6 a.m. GMT in the Indian Ocean 200 nautical miles from the coast of India by a one-way drone fired from Iran, a Pentagon spokesperson said.
A string of attacks have taken place in the Red Sea on commercial ships in recent weeks.
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