U.S. LNG Storage Vessel Hit by Drone at Egyptian Port; Fire Breaks Out on Another Ship

[Financial News]  

A U.S.-owned liquefied natural gas (LNG) storage facility at Egypt's Mediterranean Damietta Port came under a drone attack. Another LNG vessel also caught fire.
Reuters, citing a statement from British maritime security firm Ambrey on the 29th local time, reported that the U.S. floating LNG storage facility at Egypt's Damietta Port was hit by a drone attack.
Separately, port services company Inchcape said explosions and fires broke out on two vessels during cargo transfer operations at the LNG terminal. One of the two vessels named by Inchcape appears to have been a floating LNG storage facility. 
According to industry sources, the floating LNG storage facility Energos Winter was hit by a drone and caught fire, and the flames spread to another vessel, Gaslog Salem.
Ambrey said the crew evacuated and the blaze has been brought under control.
No group or faction has claimed responsibility for the incident so far.
Egyptian authorities have also remained tight-lipped.
In a statement, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said a regasification vessel and a storage vessel at Damietta Port caught fire and were being extinguished, adding that no casualties had been reported. It gave no explanation for the cause of the fire.
According to Inchcape, the vessels involved in the accident were moved to a safe area outside the port to prevent further risk, and port operations at other berths and terminals are expected to return to normal soon.


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