Drone-kamikadze attacked ship of Israeli company: there are dead

The vessel of the Israeli company MERCER STREET was attacked by the drone-kamikaze, attacks were two. This, with reference to several sources in the United States and Israel, is reported by Associated Press, Walla and 12 Israeli Television Channel.

One attack ended to no avail, but during the second attack Dron managed to hit the ship’s bridge. As a result, two crew members were killed – citizens of Great Britain and Romania.

As the Israeli source clarified 12 to the TV channel, one of the dead – Romanians was the captain of the ship. The interlocutor said to journalists that Iran was worth the attack.

Official sources in Israel, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defense, have not yet confirmed these messages.

Mercer Street was attacked off the shores of Oman in the western part of the Indian Ocean. The ship was followed from Dar-Es-Salam (Tanzania) to the port of Fujaira (UAE) without cargo on board. The ship belongs to the Japanese company, but controls them Zodiac Maritime, belonging to the Israeli businessman Eyali Office.