Drone hits gas storage tanker at Egypt's Mediterranean port
- The drone hit floating storage tanker Energos Winter, causing a fire that then spread to another vessel, Gaslog Salem
A drone strike caused a fire on a U.S.-owned gas storage tanker at Egypt's Damietta port, which spread to another vessel before being controlled, with no claims of responsibility.
- Drone strike on a U.S.-owned gas tanker in Egypt.
- Fire spreading to a second vessel at Damietta port.
- Unclaimed responsibility for the drone attack.
LONDON: 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.
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The crew were evacuated and the fire had been brought under control, Ambrey said, adding that no party had claimed responsibility.
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