'External source' causes oil tanker blast off Saudi Arabia
BW Group identified the damaged vessel as the BW Rhine tanker. It said the incident happened early Monday morning. Saudi officials have not acknowledged the blast.
By AP |
Agencies
A shipping firm says an explosion on a tanker off Saudi Arabia's Jiddah port was caused by the ship being ``hit from an external source.''
BW Group identified the damaged vessel as the BW Rhine tanker.
It said the incident happened early Monday morning.
Saudi officials have not acknowledged the blast.
BW Group says all 22 sailors on board the ship escaped without injury.
BW Group identified the damaged vessel as the BW Rhine tanker.
It said the incident happened early Monday morning.
Saudi officials have not acknowledged the blast.
BW Group says all 22 sailors on board the ship escaped without injury.
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