On 26th December , the Indian Navy said that the chemical tanker MV Chem Pluto, which was flying the flag of Liberia and suffered damage during a possible drone strike last week, has arrived in Mumbai.

The crew consisted of one Vietnamese and twenty-one Indians.

The Indian Navy's Explosive Ordnance Disposal crew examined the ship and determined the kind and extent of the attack.

A drone was used to carry out the attack. However, in order to "establish the vector of attack," a forensic and technical examination will be required.

The type of explosives used will also be examined by the Navy throughout the analysis. The ship is now authorized to operate as before.

According to the US Pentagon, Iran was the launchpad for the alleged drone attack.

Around 10 a.m. local time (6 a.m. GMT) on Saturday, a single-direction strike drone fired from Iran struck the motor vessel CHEM PLUTO, a chemical tanker owned by Japan, operated by the Netherlands, and flying the flag of Liberia, in the Indian Ocean 200 nautical miles off the coast of India. 

The attack projectile on December 23 may have been a missile or a drone, according to the Indian Navy.

According to the Navy, around 13:15 on December 23, the naval marine patrol aircraft passed over MT Chem Pluto and made contact with the crew.

At 1930 hours, INS Mormugao got in touch with the ship to find out if it needed any assistance.

A Gabon-flagged commercial crude oil tanker with 25 Indian crew members had also come under a drone attack in the Southern Red Sea but no one was injured.