Drone strikes US-owned gas tankers at Egypt's Damietta port
A drone struck two US-owned floating gas storage tankers, Energos Winter and Gaslog Salem, at Egypt's Damietta port on the Mediterranean coast. The crew evacuated and the fire is under control. No group has claimed responsibility, and Egypt's Petroleum Ministry is investigating.
A drone struck two US-owned floating gas storage tankers, Energos Winter and Gaslog Salem, at Egypt's Damietta port on the Mediterranean coast on Wednesday, maritime security firm Ambrey said. The crew evacuated safely and the fire was brought under control. No group or government has claimed responsibility, and Egypt's Petroleum Ministry has opened an investigation. Iranian state television had named Damietta, along with Israel's Leviathan gas field and the El-Arish-Ashkelon pipeline, on a map of possible retaliation targets just two days earlier, after Ukraine struck an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea. No evidence has emerged linking Iran to Wednesday's attack.