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Egypt says drone attack caused fire on gas ships at Mediterranean port
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- Egypt's cabinet confirmed that a drone attack caused fires on two LNG ships at the Damietta port, a critical Mediterranean liquified natural gas hub, with no party claiming responsibility.
- The drone hit the US-owned vessel Energos Winter, igniting a blaze that spread to the Greek-owned tanker GasLog Salem; both ships were later moved offshore, and no casualties were reported.
- The incident occurred amid heightened tensions involving Iran and its proxies, who have conducted similar attacks on energy infrastructure in the region, though Egypt has not previously been directly targeted.
- US President Donald Trump suggested Iran or its proxies were likely responsible for the Damietta attack, which followed US-Saudi airstrikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq linked to recent drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
- Iraq's Iran-backed Popular Mobilisation Forces reported at least 20 deaths from the US-Saudi strikes and condemned the actions as a serious escalation in the ongoing conflict.
