Iran Confirms Damage to Ship Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that an Iranian vessel, the Saviz, had been targeted in the Red Sea, a day after media reports that the ship had been attacked with limpet mines. “The explosion occurred on Tuesday morning near the Djibouti coast and caused minor damage with no casualties. The vessel was a civilian ship stationed there to secure the region against pirates,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said. “The issue is under investigation,” he added. The incident was the latest in a series of reported attacks on Israeli or Iranian-owned cargo ships since late February, as the shadow war between the two nations has pivoted to the high seas. Israeli officials declined to comment on Tuesday’s reported attack. Source: Reuters