Explosions in Egyptian Mediterranean port blamed on drones in potential spread of war
Ambrey said the strike caused a fire that spread to a second vessel, and Egypt reported no injuries as crews brought the blaze under control.
- On Wednesday, a drone strike hit the US-owned gas storage tanker Energos Winter at Egypt's Damietta port, causing a fire that spread to the Gaslog Salem.
- Two days earlier, Iranian television identified Damietta as a potential target for retaliation against Ukraine following a strike on an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea.
- Brent crude futures surged more than 8% to above $90 a barrel on Wednesday, while British maritime security firm Ambrey confirmed the crew was safely evacuated.
- While no group has claimed responsibility, the Egyptian Petroleum Ministry is investigating the drone strike amid concerns about the conflict's potential spread to new theaters.
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Cairo confirms that a drone set fire to two tankers in Damietta, including an American-owned tanker, in the first coup of the war between Washington and Tehran on Egyptian soil
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sissi called on the international community to unite on Thursday 30 July to "stop the escalation" in the region, following a drone attack in the Mediterranean port of Damiette, in the north of the country, according to his spokesman.
Drone strikes on Egyptian port end Cairo’s exemption from Iran war
Egyptian officials said Thursday a drone attack one day earlier caused a fire aboard two vessels -- a U.S.-owned storage facility and a Greek tanker -- at the Mediterranean port of Damietta, confirming that the war between the United States and Iran has reached the one Arab state that had managed to stay on the sidelines.
Egypt struck by explosive drones as yet more countries are dragged into Iran war
Energos Winter, a US-owned floating storage and regasification vessel was targeted at the Mediterranean port of Damietta in Egypt sparking a blaze that spread to a neighbouring Greek-owned tanker
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