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Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman said the terrorist acts against vital facilities “target the security and stability of global energy supplies,” according to official Saudi media.
The Saudi Energy Ministry confirmed that the explosion in the British tanker in the port of Jeddah on Monday was the result of a “terrorist attack” carried out by a ship loaded with explosives, adding that the accident “resulted in a limited fire that emergency units were able to extinguish. “
“Reuters” quoted an official from the Saudi Arabian Ministry of Energy as saying that “the accident caused no casualties, no damage to discharge facilities or impact on supplies.”
The shipping company “Havnia” announced that there was an explosion on Monday morning in a tanker that belonged to it in the Saudi port of Jeddah. As a result of your injury from an unknown outside source, but no injury.
The company said in a statement that the ship “PW Ryan”, flying the Singapore flag, was hit by an outside source while unloading in Jeddah port, causing an explosion. This caused a fire later on board the ship.
The company added that the crew of 22 sailors put out the fire, none of them were injured and parts of the ship’s body were damaged.
“Some oil may have leaked from the ship, but this has not been confirmed, and devices now indicate that the oil levels on board the ship are at the same level as before the accident,” Havnia said.
The data showed that the tanker loaded about 60,000 tons of gasoline from the Yanbu port on the sixth of this month, and that it was 84% full at the time of the accident.
London-based maritime information company “Dry Global” confirmed that the explosion occurred on a ship operating at the main dock at Jeddah’s Aramco port.
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