2023 attack on the Chem Pluto

History
Name	Chem Pluto
Owner	Rio Brillante
Operator	Ace Quantum Chemical Tankers
Port of registry	Monrovia
Completed	2012
Identification	IMO number: 9624770
Status	active
General characteristics
Type	Chemical tanker
Tonnage	12,226 GT; 21,323 DWT in summer;
Length	149 m (488 ft 10 in)
Beam	24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Crew	22

On 23 December 2023, the tanker Chem Pluto was struck by a anti-ship missile or drone while it was carrying oil from Jubail, Saudi Arabia, to New Mangalore Port, India.^[1] The strike happened at 10:00 local time (06:00 GMT) when the ship was about 200 miles (320 km) south-west of Veraval.^[2]

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History

Name	Chem Pluto
Owner	Rio Brillante
Operator	Ace Quantum Chemical Tankers
Port of registry	Monrovia
Completed	2012
Identification	IMO number: 9624770
Status	active
General characteristics
Type	Chemical tanker
Tonnage	12,226 GT 21,323 DWT in summer
Length	149 m (488 ft 10 in)
Beam	24 m (78 ft 9 in)
Crew	22