Drone hits gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port


LONDON, July ⁠29 (Reuters) - A drone has hit ⁠a U.S.-owned gas storage ‌tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, maritime security firm Ambrey said on ​Wednesday, citing an ⁠initial assessment of ⁠the incident.

Port services firm Inchcape said ⁠in ‌a separate message two gas tankers had ⁠caught fire at Damietta.

The drone hit ​floating ‌storage tanker Energos Winter, causing ⁠a ​fire that then spread to another vessel, Gaslog Salem, three ⁠trading sources familiar with ​the incident said. Two separate security sources said the cause of ⁠the blast was a drone strike.

The crew were evacuated and the fire had been brought ​under control, ⁠Ambrey said, adding that no party ​had claimed responsibility.

(Reporting ‌by Jonathan Saul, ​Marwa Rashad and Mohamed Ezz; Editing by Alex Richardson)

Follow us on our official WhatsApp channel for breaking news alerts and key updates!

Others Also Read