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Explosion Hit Ship off Saudi Port of Jeddah


Mon 14 Dec 2020 | 10:27 AM
NaDa Mustafa

An explosion hit a ship off Saudi Arabia's port of Jeddah city on the Red Sea, according to Sputnik News agency.

The maritime intelligence firm "Dryad Global" confirmed that the blast took place at 2211 GMT on Sunday.

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"Reports indicate that a ship was exposed to an explosion while it was carrying out operations within the anchorage area of the main tanker at Aramco port in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia," the firm said.

The cause of the explosion is not yet known.