Explosion in Egyptian port: US ship under attack

An explosion occurred at the LNG terminal in the Egyptian port of Damietta. According to preliminary data, a gas tanker may have been attacked by a drone. Two tankers caught fire, one of which is American. Egyptian authorities are investigating the incident; there is no official confirmation of an attack.

An explosion occurred at the liquefied natural gas terminal in the Egyptian port of Damietta. According to international maritime security companies, two gas tankers caught fire, one of which belongs to an American company. The preliminary version is a drone attack, but there is no official confirmation from Egyptian authorities yet. Reuters, citing sources in Egyptian security services, reports that the cause could be a drone attack. Embraer also stated that the vessel was presumably hit by a drone. Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum has set up a commission to investigate. The incident occurred two days after Iranian television included the port of Damietta in a list of potential targets for a response to an attack on an Iranian ship in the Caspian Sea. No party has claimed responsibility.