The Indian Navy published a video clip of the rescue operation, which it carried out using helicopters. The Indian Navy said on the “X” platform, “The Barbados-flagged cargo tanker was reported to have caught fire after a drone attack on March 6 (Wednesday).” About 54 nautical miles southwest of Aden. She added: “The attack led to serious injuries to the crew and forced him to abandon the ship.” She explained that her forces arrived at the site and rescued 21 crew members, including an Indian citizen, using helicopters and boats. It also provided medical assistance to the injured. “The ship’s crew was then evacuated to Djibouti,” according to the statement. Last Tuesday, the “Ansar Allah” group announced that it had targeted two American destroyers in the Red Sea with a number of naval missiles and drones, vowing to expand its operations against American and British targets. Tensions escalated in the south of the Red Sea, after the Yemeni “Ansar Allah” group announced the targeting of ships it says are connected to Israel or heading to or coming from it, in response to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip. Last January, the US State Department announced “Ansar Allah” was classified as a global terrorist organization, and the United States and Britain began a massive attack on “Ansar Allah” military sites in Yemen.
The moment a ship's crew was rescued after it was targeted by a drone in the Gulf of Aden... video
2024-03-07T16:27:04.383Z
Highlights: The Indian Navy rescued 21 crew members from the ship "True Confidence" The ship was targeted by a drone off the coast of Yemen. The Indian Navy published a video clip of the rescue operation, which it carried out using helicopters. Tensions escalated in the south of the Red Sea, after the Yemeni “Ansar Allah” group announced the targeting of ships it says are connected to Israel or heading to or coming from it, in response to the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.
The Indian Navy announced on Thursday that it had rescued 21 crew members from the ship "True Confidence", which was targeted off the coast of Yemen.
Source: sputnik