Billowing black smoke!

Foreign media: Israeli cargo ship caught fire after being attacked by "unidentified weapon" in Indian Ocean (photo)

  [Global Network Report] According to a report from “Russia Today” (RT) on the 3rd, an Israeli cargo ship was hit by an “unidentified weapon” in the northern waters of the Indian Ocean, causing fire and billowing black smoke.

RT said the incident occurred at a time when tensions between Jerusalem and Tehran increased.

  RT stated that the Lebanese media "Al-Mayadeen" quoted a "reliable source" on the 3rd local time to report the attack and posted a photo of the damaged ship. The photo showed a fire on the side of the ship, and Billowing black smoke came out.

  In addition, an unnamed Israeli official also confirmed the incident to the Jerusalem Post.

The newspaper claimed that "Al-Mayadeen", which is associated with Hezbollah, according to the report believed that the attack was Iran's retaliation for a drone attack on its nuclear facility near Karaji last month.

  According to reports, the ship was moored at Jeddah Port in the Red Sea. At the time of the attack, the ship was heading for the UAE on the other side of the Arabian Peninsula.

The report also stated that there are no reports of casualties and the extent of damage to the ship is not yet clear.

  RT also said that according to Israeli media, the cargo ship was named "Tyndall" and was partly owned by Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofe.

The ship is flying the Liberian flag and is operated by a non-Israeli crew.

  Since 2019, the "shadow war" between Israel and Iran at sea has gradually heated up.

In March of this year, an Israeli container ship named "Lori" flying the Liberian flag was attacked by missiles while heading to the Gulf of Oman.

The ship was slightly damaged. Like the Tyndall, Israeli officials also suspected that Iran was the “man behind the scenes” at the time.