MV Chem Pluto, the merchant vessel that came under drone attack last week, docked at the Mumbai port under the protection of the Indian Coast Guard’sICGS Vikram on Monday. According to news agency ANI, the drone-hit vessel docked at the Indira Port sometime after 3 pm today. The news agency says that the officials have planned to transfer the ship’s cargo to another merchant vessel. Led by the Indian Coast Guard, a joint probe in underway.
MV Chem Pluto, the merchant vessel that came under drone attack last week, docked at the Mumbai port under the protection of the Indian Coast Guard’s ICGS Vikram on Monday. According to news agency ANI, the drone-hit vessel docked at the Indira Port sometime after 3 pm today. The news agency says that the officials have planned to transfer the ship’s cargo to another merchant vessel. Led by the Indian Coast Guard, a joint probe in underway. Apart from the Indian Coast Guard, agencies such as the Indian Navy, intelligence agencies, and relevant authorities, will find out the exact cause behind the drone attack on the merchant vessel.
According to a PTI report, the ship, transporting crude oil from the Al Jubail port in Saudi Arabia to the New Mangalore port, suffered a drone strike approximately 217 nautical miles from Porbandar. In response to the incident, the Navy dispatched the stealth guided-missile destroyer INS Mormugao to the site of the drone strike on Saturday. Officials have indicated that the warship is currently engaged in scrutinizing various aspects of the attack.