2023 attack on the Chem Pluto

This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Lebanon Iran, Iraq and Syria Yemen and the Red Sea Deaths Related topics On 23 December 2023, the tanker Chem Pluto was struck by an anti-ship missile or drone while it was carrying oil from Jubail, Saudi Arabia, to New Mangalore Port, India.

[2] The missile hit the poop deck and penetrated the hull, causing internal damage, a fire and power failure.

[2] The ship is owned by a Japanese company, Rio Brillante, and operated by Ace Quantum Chemical Tankers which is based in the Netherlands and associated with the Israeli billionaire Idan Ofer.

The initial investigations were made by the Indian Navy's Explosive Ordinance Disposal team and subsequent analysis by the Central Forensic Science Laboratory in Pune.

Two Iranian vessels near the attack were boarded and searched by the Indian Navy – bulk carrier Artenos and general cargo ship Saviz – but no evidence of involvement was found.