<p>New Delhi: A commercial oil tanker named 'MV Sai Baba' that reportedly came under a drone attack in the Southern Red Sea is not an Indian-flagged vessel, Indian officials said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The clarification came after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) described the vessel as an Indian-flagged ship.</p>.<p>The officials said 'MV Sai Baba' is a Gabon-flagged vessel and it had received a certification from the Indian register of shipping.</p>.<p>Vessels around the world can obtain the certification from registration authorities in various countries.</p>.<p>In a post on 'X', the US Central Command mentioned the attack on 'MV Sai Baba' along with a similar strike targeting another vessel on Saturday.</p>.US says Iran 'deeply involved' in Red Sea attacks on commercial vessels.<p>"The M/V BLAAMANEN, a Norwegian-flagged, owned, and operated chemical/oil tanker, reported a near miss of a Houthi one-way attack drone with no injuries or damage reported," it said.</p>.<p>"A second vessel, the M/V SAIBABA, a Gabon-owned, Indian-flagged crude oil tanker, reported that it was hit by a one-way attack drone with no injuries reported," it added.</p>.<p>The US Central Command is one of key unified combatant commands of the US.</p>.<p>"It is a Gabon-flagged vessel," clarified an Indian official.</p>.<p>The US Central Command's report came a day after merchant vessel MV Chem Pluto, with around 20 Indian crew members, was hit by a suspected drone about 217 nautical miles off the Porbandar coast in the Arabian sea.</p>.<p>There was no report of any casualties in the incident, Indian military sources said.</p>.<p>The incidents came against the backdrop of Iran-backed Houthi rebels stepping up attacks on ships in the Red Sea amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. </p>
<p>New Delhi: A commercial oil tanker named 'MV Sai Baba' that reportedly came under a drone attack in the Southern Red Sea is not an Indian-flagged vessel, Indian officials said on Sunday.</p>.<p>The clarification came after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) described the vessel as an Indian-flagged ship.</p>.<p>The officials said 'MV Sai Baba' is a Gabon-flagged vessel and it had received a certification from the Indian register of shipping.</p>.<p>Vessels around the world can obtain the certification from registration authorities in various countries.</p>.<p>In a post on 'X', the US Central Command mentioned the attack on 'MV Sai Baba' along with a similar strike targeting another vessel on Saturday.</p>.US says Iran 'deeply involved' in Red Sea attacks on commercial vessels.<p>"The M/V BLAAMANEN, a Norwegian-flagged, owned, and operated chemical/oil tanker, reported a near miss of a Houthi one-way attack drone with no injuries or damage reported," it said.</p>.<p>"A second vessel, the M/V SAIBABA, a Gabon-owned, Indian-flagged crude oil tanker, reported that it was hit by a one-way attack drone with no injuries reported," it added.</p>.<p>The US Central Command is one of key unified combatant commands of the US.</p>.<p>"It is a Gabon-flagged vessel," clarified an Indian official.</p>.<p>The US Central Command's report came a day after merchant vessel MV Chem Pluto, with around 20 Indian crew members, was hit by a suspected drone about 217 nautical miles off the Porbandar coast in the Arabian sea.</p>.<p>There was no report of any casualties in the incident, Indian military sources said.</p>.<p>The incidents came against the backdrop of Iran-backed Houthi rebels stepping up attacks on ships in the Red Sea amid the Israel-Hamas conflict. </p>