Two LNG carriers caught fire on Wednesday after being attacked by drones at a port along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. The Egyptian cabinet said in a statement on Thursday that preliminary investigations revealed that the fires on the two liquefied natural gas carriers were caused by drone attacks, and no one party has claimed responsibility for this so far. The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said that the fire had been brought under control and that no one was injured as a result of the incident. An announcement revealed that when the Gaslog Salem docked at Damietta Harbor on Wednesday, it was hit by an unknown object on its starboard side. Maritime news company Vanguard Tech said in another report that the Energos Winter was also attacked at the port. The ship is a regasification vessel that converts liquefied natural gas into a gaseous state and transports it to the local gas network. The source of the attack is still unclear, but as regional tension escalates, the incident may further disrupt shipping.

Two LNG carriers caught fire on Wednesday after being attacked by drones at a port along the Mediterranean coast of Egypt. The Egyptian cabinet said in a statement on Thursday that preliminary investigations revealed that the fires on the two liquefied natural gas carriers were caused by drone attacks, and no one party has claimed responsibility for this so far. The Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said that the fire had been brought under control and that no one was injured as a result of the incident. An announcement revealed that when the Gaslog Salem docked at Damietta Harbor on Wednesday, it was hit by an unknown object on its starboard side. Maritime news company Vanguard Tech said in another report that the Energos Winter was also attacked at the port. The ship is a regasification vessel that converts liquefied natural gas into a gaseous state and transports it to the local gas network. The source of the attack is still unclear, but as regional tension escalates, the incident may further disrupt shipping.