The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said the attack was by an Uncrewed Aerial System.
A drone strike caused an explosion and fire on a merchant ship in the Arabian Sea on Saturday but no casualties have been reported. The crew includes 20 Indians and an Indian Coast Guard vessel is moving towards the merchant vessel, MV Chem Pluto, which is 217 nautical miles off the Porbandar coast, news agency ANI reported.
The incident comes days after the Indian Navy helped in the evacuation of an injured sailor from a hijacked Malta-flagged cargo vessel on Monday. It had been reported that six “pirates” had illegally boarded the ship, the MV Ruen, in the Arabian Sea.
