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BW Rhine, a Singapore-registered commercial oil tanker, was attacked by an explosives-laden boat , according to an official spokesman for Saudi Arabia s Ministry of Energy.
It is yet unclear who was behind the attack and there are no other details about the explosive-laden vessel at this point.
BW Rhine was anchored in Jeddah, a Saudi port.
It was reported to be damaged in the early hours of Monday, said Singapore s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) in a statement yesterday.
The tanker suffered hull damage and there was a small fire, but the 22 crew members - none of them is Singaporean - were not injured, added MFA.