The attack occurred on May 24th and was carried out by a fighter jet that belongs to the Libyan Army which is led by General Khalifa Hiftar, aligned with the Libyan government in Tobruk that is officially recognized on an international level.(…)
The Tobruk-based government later on admitted to having ordered the said attack but commented that the vessel was transporting fighters and various weapons for the purposes of the militias of the rival Tripoli-based government, a claim that was denied by the ship master as well as by every single crew member.