Talking robust towards the drone strike on MV Chem Pluto and MV Sai Baba, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday mentioned that strict motion shall be taken towards these behind the assaults by discovering them even from the “depths of seas.” MV Chem Pluto with 21 Indian crew members, was struck by a drone about 217 nautical miles from Porbandar on Saturday following which each the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard deployed a quantity of belongings to help the ship.
The Defence Minister mentioned that the Indian authorities has taken severe cognisance of the latest assaults on merchant navy ships MV Chem Pluto and MV Sai Baba. Speaking after the commissioning of stealth guided missile destroyer INS Imphal, Singh mentioned India has intensified patrolling of the seas after the latest assaults on merchant navy ships.
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“The Indian government has taken the drone attack on MV Chem Pluto and attack on MV Saibaba in the Red Sea seriously. We will find those who executed the recent attacks on merchant navy ships even from the depths of the seas and take strict action against them,” Singh mentioned.
A Gabon-flagged business crude oil tanker with 25 Indian crew members reportedly got here beneath a drone assault within the Southern Red Sea. Indian officers later clarified that the business oil tanker was not an Indian-flagged vessel. Meanwhile, Navy chief Admiral R Hari Kumar mentioned 4 destroyers have been deployed to counter piracy and drone assaults on merchant ships.Â
