Explosion in oil tanker off SaudiAn oil tanker has suffered an explosion early Monday near Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jiddah after being hit by “an external source", reports the Associated Press.
A shipping company suggested that this is yet another instance of attack off the kingdom amid its years-long war in Yemen. All 22 sailors on board the BW Rhine managed to escape without serious injury, the BW Group has said in a statement.
Saudi Arabia did not immediately acknowledge the blast, which struck off a crucial port and distribution centre for its oil trade.
However, it comes after a mine attack last month that damaged a tanker off Saudi Arabia that authorities blamed on Yemen’s Houthi rebels.