Explosion from 'external source' strikes oil tanker in Jidda

Explosion from ‘external source’ strikes oil tanker in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia; port shut
Kareem Fahim
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This photo released by AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHER SG shows the Singapore-flagged oil tanker BW Rhine.
ISTANBUL — An explosion from an "external source" struck an oil tanker while it was in port in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, early Monday, the ship's owner said in a statement. It caused hull damage but no injuries and was the latest in a series of attacks on tankers or oil installations in and around the kingdom amid a civil war in neighboring Yemen.
The Singapore-flagged ship, the BW Rhine, was conducting discharging operations when it was struck at 12:40 a.m. local time, according to Hafnia, the ship’s owner, 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.

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