MV Chem Pluto, a merchant ship, was hit by a suspected drone strike in the Arabian Sea near Gujarat coast on December 23. After getting hit, the merchant vessel immediately caught fire; however, no casualties have been reported so far in this India drone strike. Notably, 20 Indians were onboard the ship during the incident that took place 217 nautical miles off the Porbandar coast. After getting the information, the Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard didn’t waste any time and charged towards the MV Chem Pluto for distress. Indian Coast Guard Ship ICGS Vikram and the Indian Navy’s warships in the vicinity moved towards the distressed vessel. The Indian Navy’s P-8I maritime surveillance aircraft and Indian Coast Guard Dornier maritime surveillance aircraft established communication with the distressed vessel MV Chem Pluto in no time.