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An explosion in a tanker in the port of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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The BW Rain was injured from an external source while unloading in the port of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority announced an explosion on a Saudi-flagged tanker off the Red Sea port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
The aforementioned authority urged ships in the region to act with caution, confirming that investigations are underway.
For its part, the shipping company “Havnia” said this morning, Monday, that one of its tankers was hit by an unknown “external source”, which caused the outbreak of a fire, and an explosion occurred during the unloading of the ship in the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia.
The company added in a statement on its website: “The BW Rain was struck by an outside source while unloading in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, at approximately 00:40 local time today, Monday, causing an explosion and a subsequent fire aboard ship. “
#Breaking news The vessel has been confirmed to be the Singapore flag MT BW RHINE (IMO 9341940). The ship has suffered damage to its hull, none of the 22 crew has been injured. #Red Sea #Jeddah https://t.co/EFtUCCbN2j
– Dryad Global (@GlobalDryad) December 14, 2020
He added that the crew put out the fire and no one was injured, noting that damage was caused to parts of the ship’s hull.
He explained that some oil may have leaked from the ship, but this has not been confirmed, noting that the devices currently indicate that the oil levels on board the ship are at the same level as before the accident.
According to “Havnia”, “Refinitiv” shipping data indicated that the company-owned and managed “BW Rain” can transport between 60,000 tons and 80,000 tons of light and medium distillation petroleum products.
Report: #Oil Explosion in the port of Saudi Arabia #Jeddah https://t.co/TCgNo2a9ei @MariaBartiromo pic.twitter.com/3hdskIh0Me
Andreas Andersen (@cscapac) December 14, 2020
The data showed that the tanker loaded around 60,000 tons of gasoline from the Yanbu port on December 6 and that it is currently 84 percent full.
The data showed that the tanker loaded around 60,000 tons of gasoline from the Yanbu port on December 6 and that it is currently 84 percent full.
An Iranian tanker belonging to the National Petroleum Corporation is reported to have been bombed on October 11, 2019, 60 miles from the Saudi port of Jeddah. The explosion hit the hull of this ship.
Company investigations revealed that the attack was carried out twice while crossing the eastern Red Sea.
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