World · 30 July 2026

Drone attack causes fire on two gas ships at Egypt port

Egypt's cabinet confirmed that a drone attack on Wednesday caused a fire affecting two vessels in the Mediterranean port of Damietta. The US-owned Energos Winter was reportedly hit, with the blaze spreading to the Greek-owned GasLog Salem. No casualties were reported and the port was operating at full capacity on Thursday.

By BriefTea Editorial · 30 July 2026 at 15:15

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