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Explosion from ‘external source’ strikes oil tanker in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia; port shut

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This article was published more than&nbsp;2 years agoCommentGift ShareISTANBUL — The Singapore-flagged ship, the BW Rhine, was conducting discharging operations when it was struck at 12:40 a.m. local time, which said it was possible that “some oil had escaped from the vessel.” A fire that broke out on board was extinguished and all 22 crew members were safe, the company said. from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said Jiddah’s port was closed after the explosion amid “unconfirmed reports of a second vessel being involved in an incident.”AdvertisementLater on Monday, the state-run Saudi Press Agency quoted an unnamed official in the Energy Ministry as saying that the explosion was caused by a boat loaded with bombs, without saying who was responsible. The official said the incident was a criminal act and “a terrorist attack” and noted that it came shortly after an attack on another ship in Shuqaiq in northern Jiddah on Nov. 25.Yemen’s Houthi rebels have in the past claimed attacks on Saudi Arabia’s energy infrastructure, including a cruise missile strike on a plant in Jiddah last month operated by the Saudi oil giant Aramco. The Iranian-allied Houthis and Saudi Arabia are adversaries in Yemen’s war, which intensified in March 2015 after the intervention of a Saudi-led military coalition.The war has saddled Yemen with one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises and raised concerns for the safety of ships in the Red Sea, off Yemen’s western coast.Advertisementdenied.Sarah Dadouch contributed to this report from Beirut. CommentsGift ArticleTOP STORIESGoing GlobalEssential reporting and analysis from correspondents around the world.Try a different topic or to save your preferences

This article was published more than&nbsp;2 years agoCommentGift ShareISTANBUL — The Singapore-flagged ship, the BW Rhine, was conducting discharging operations when it was struck at 12:40 a.m. local time, which said it was possible that “some oil had escaped from the vessel.” A fire that broke out on board was extinguished and all 22 crew members were safe, the company said. from the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations said Jiddah’s port was closed after the explosion amid “unconfirmed reports of a second vessel being involved in an incident.”AdvertisementLater on Monday, the...

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