Loading ...Second Crude Tanker Explodes Off Saudi Coast In 3 Weeks, “External Source” Blamed
The Singapore-flagged BW Rhine, a chemical tanker hauling gasoline, suffered an explosion early Monday after being hit by “an external source,” said Haifna, a tanker company under the BW Group that owns and operates the vessel.
BW Rhine was “hit from an external source whilst discharging at approximately 00:40 local time on 14 December 2020,” AP News said, citing a statement from Haifna, “causing an explosion and subsequent fire onboard.”
The incident occurred off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah.
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