Israeli Billionaire's Ship Attacked by Drone in Indian Ocean... "Suspected Iranian Act"
A ship owned by an Israeli billionaire was damaged after being attacked by a drone suspected to be operated by Iran while passing through the Indian Ocean.
According to AFP on the 25th (local time), the container ship 'CMA CGM Symi' was attacked by a drone suspected to be Iranian. The Malta-flagged vessel is owned by Eastern Pacific Shipping, a Singapore-based shipping company controlled by Israeli billionaire businessman Idan Ofer.
According to an anonymous source, the ship was targeted by an Iranian Shahed-136 drone while in international waters off Malta. The drone exploded, causing some damage to the ship, but no one was injured.
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AFP cited a U.S. Department of Defense official, reporting that an Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) drone attack caused minor damage to an Israeli-owned civilian vessel in the Indian Ocean, with no injuries reported.
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