Dubai officials said a fire on the Al Salmi tanker had been extinguished and all crew members were safe after strike
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Iran attacked and set ablaze a fully loaded crude oil tanker anchored at Dubai port, with the strike damaging the vessel’s hull, in the latest strike on merchant vessels in the Gulf and strait of Hormuz amid the US and Israel war on Iran.
Dubai authorities said the drone attack on the Al Salmi tanker caused a fire on board that was extinguished early on Tuesday, hours after the attack was first reported. They later confirmed there was no oil leak.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/31/kuwaiti-tanker-hit-by-iranian-attack-in-dubai-port-raising-oil-spill-fears
Author : Guardian staff and agencies
Publish date : 2026-03-31 10:30:00
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