Oil Tanker Hit By An Explosion While Discharging At Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

A Singapore-flagged oil tanker was hit by an explosion off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jiddah. According to reports, the explosion took place because of an external source. All 22 sailors on board escaped without injury, but there might be some chances of an oil leak.

A statement from the Hafnia indicates that the vessel was “hit from an external source whilst conducting discharge operations at Jeddah. This resulted in fire from the explosion which was extinguished with the vessel has hull...

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