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Drone Strike Ignites Gas Tankers at Egyptian Port
29 Jul
Summary
- A drone struck a U.S.-owned gas storage tanker in Egypt.
- The drone impact caused a fire that spread to a second vessel.
- Crews were evacuated, and the fire was brought under control.

A U.S.-owned gas storage tanker, Energos Winter, was struck by a drone at Egypt's Damietta port on Wednesday. The impact caused a fire that quickly spread to another gas tanker, Gaslog Salem. The incident was reported by maritime security firm Ambrey and port services firm Inchcape.
Security sources indicated that a drone strike was the cause of the blast. Following the event, the crew members aboard the vessels were evacuated. The fire was subsequently brought under control by emergency services. As of the report, no entity has claimed responsibility for the drone attack.