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Helios Ray, came under attack in the Gulf of Oman.
Photos of four
holes caused by limpet mines were later released by the company. The mines were
placed on the ship above the water line, an apparently deliberate effort not to sink the vessel, which was carrying cars to Singapore.
On Wednesday,
European Maritime Awareness in the Strait of Hormuz, a joint mission established by the European Union to preserve freedom of navigation in the strait, tweeted that a Belgian naval vessel,
BNS Leopold I, travelled to the area after the reported incident.
EMASOH is aware of media reports on incidents near Fujairah.
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This month, the Indian Navy will participate for the first time in France’s La Pérouse naval exercise in the Bay of Bengal. Scheduled for 5–7 April, the exercise will also witness participation from India’s fellow Quad members Australia, Japan, and the United States. Reports of France leading the Quad navies during the exercise, have come amidst speculations of a ‘Quad-plus’ framework and rising interest from extra-regional players. The UK, for instance, recently released its Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development, and Foreign Policy, which outlined a framework for London’s “Indo-Pacific tilt”. In addition, Josep Borrell the European Union’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, recently called on Europe to “set out a common vision for its future Indo-Pacific engagement”.