Oil tanker crew tackle fire after projectile strike off Yemen - maritime agency

Mar 23 2024


A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker caught fire after being struck by an unidentified projectile off Yemen

CAIRO, March 23 (Reuters) - A Panama-flagged crude oil tanker caught fire after being struck by an unidentified projectile off Yemen on Saturday, in the latest attack on commercial shipping in the Red Sea. The incident happened 23 nautical miles northwest of the Red Sea port of al-Mukha, British maritime security firm Ambrey said.

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