Egypt says it has energy alternatives after drone attack on Damietta gas vessel

Egypt says it has energy alternatives after drone attack on Damietta gas vessel Egypt has secured alternatives to cover its energy needs after a drone attack on Wednesday damaged a gas vessel at Damietta port, Al Jazeera reported Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly as saying. No group has claimed responsibility, and

Egypt Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said the state successfully contained a drone-induced fire aboard a regasification vessel at Damietta port, confirming that energy supplies remain unaffected and strategic alternatives have been activated. Speaking during the weekly cabinet press conference in New Alamein, accompan

A drone caused the fire that engulfed two gas vessels at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, the Egyptian cabinet said on Thursday, confirming that the blaze which erupted a day earlier was the result of an attack rather than an accident.

Drone strikes at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta sparked fires on two natural gas vessels Wednesday, in what appears to be the first time Egypt has been targeted. The origin of the strike remains unknown. CBS News' national security analyst Aaron Maclean has more.

For the first time since the US-Israeli war on Iran began, a key strategic target has been hit in Egypt

The attack is the first on Egyptian territory since the Iran war erupted in February, raising the risk of further widening the Middle East conflict.

The Ministry of Transport announced that Damietta Port is operating at its full operational capacity, following a drone strike that caused a fire at the port. All operational activities at the port are proceeding normally and regularly, with the continuous arrival and departure of various types of vessels, alongside on

Egypt confirms drone caused fire on two gas vessels at Damietta  Reuters

The unclaimed attack comes as Iran, its Houthi alllies in Yemen and Iraqi militias have widen strikes on energy infrastructure across the region.

CAIRO: A drone caused the fire that engulfed two gas vessels at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta, the Egyptian cabinet said on Thursday (Jul 30), confirming for the first time that the blaze which erupted a day earlier was the result of an attack rather than an accident.No party has claimed responsibility, and au

Preliminary investigations showed a drone strike caused a fire to break out on two ships at Damietta port on the Mediterranean on Wednesday, authorities in Cairo said. No side has taken responsibility at this time.

Egypt says drone caused fire on two vessels at Damietta Port  thenationalnews.com

The drone reportedly hit floating storage tanker Energos Winter, causing a fire that then spread to another vessel, Gaslog Salem, three trading sources familiar with the incident said.

A huge explosion rocked the port. 17:01, Wed, Jul 29, 2026 Updated: 17:01, Wed, Jul 29, 2026 Damietta Port (Image: Getty)A drone strike has been reported at Damietta Port in Egypt after an explosion occurred on a cargo ship near an LNG facility.MORE UPDATES TO FOLLOW... Get the latest news from around the world and mor