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2020-12-15 Arabia
Second Crude Tanker Explodes Off Saudi Coast In 3 Weeks
[ZH] The Singapore-flagged BW Rhine, a chemical tanker hauling gasoline, suffered an explosion early Monday after being hit by "an external source," said Haifna, a tanker company under the BW Group that owns and operates the vessel.

BW Rhine was "hit from an external source whilst discharging at approximately 00:40 local time on 14 December 2020," AP News said, citing a statement from Haifna, "causing an explosion and subsequent fire onboard."

The incident occurred off Saudi Arabia's port city of Jeddah.

At the time of the incident, the vessel was carrying more than 60,000 metric tons of gasoline from an Aramco refinery at Yanbu.

Haifna said the explosion caused a fire on board the vessel. It was reported that all 22 sailors exited the ship without injury and hours later, firefighters extinguished the blaze.

"The Master immediately ceased all discharge operations and enacted emergency procedures onboard."

Hafnia said further "it is possible that some oil has escaped from the vessel, but this has not been confirmed and instrumentation currently indicates that oil levels on board are at the same level as before the incident."


Egypt condemns terrorist attack on Saudi oil tanker

[Al Ahram] Egypt has condemned an attack by an explosive-laden boat on a Saudi oil tanker on Monday, according to a statement by the Egyptian foreign ministry.

The Egyptian statement underscored the country's "strong rejection" of any terror attacks that target the regional waters and vital facilities of the kingdom, saying that the attack represents "a threat to the Gulf country's stability and security as well as to the safety and freedom of navigation and international trade."

An unnamed official at Soddy Arabia
...a kingdom taking up the bulk of the Arabian peninsula. Its primary economic activity involves exporting oil and soaking Islamic rubes on the annual hajj pilgrimage. The country supports a large number of princes in whatcha might call princely splendor. When the oil runs out the rest of the world is going to kick sand in the Soddy national face...
’s energy ministry said, in statements reported by the official Saudi Arabia agency SPA, that the attack targeted a ship anchored in the fuel terminal in Jeddah early this morning, resulting in a small fire.

Monday's incident is the latest in a number of attacks on Saudi facilities, including an attack in November on a ship at a petroleum products distribution station in north Jeddah, and an attack in September on a floating unloading platform at a petroleum products distribution station in Jizan.

Both attacks were carried out by Yemen
...an area of the Arabian Peninsula sometimes mistaken for a country. It is populated by more antagonistic tribes and factions than you can keep track of...
’s Iran-backed Iran's Houthi sock puppets
...a Zaidi Shia insurgent group operating in Yemen. They have also been referred to as the Believing Youth. Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi is said to be the spiritual leader of the group and most of the military leaders are his relatives. The legitimate Yemeni government has accused the them of having ties to the Iranian government. Honest they did. The group has managed to gain control over all of Saada Governorate and parts of Amran, Al Jawf and Hajjah Governorates. Its slogan is God is Great, Death to America™, Death to Israel, a curse on the Jews They like shooting off... ummm... missiles that they would have us believe they make at home in their basements. On the plus side, they did murder Ali Abdullah Saleh, which was the only way the country was ever going to be rid of him...
rebels, according to the SPA.

Egypt has repeatedly expressed its full support for the Saudi Arabian-led coalition against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, saying the Iran-backed movement’s practices further inflame the situation in Yemen.
Posted by Frank G 2020-12-15 00:00|| || Front Page|| [12 views ]  Top
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