Saudi firm says its oil tanker was not targeted in Red Sea
Saudi shipping company Bahri has refuted the US military’s claim that its tanker Amjad was hit in the Houthis’s most recent attack on vessels in the Red Sea.
“We unequivocally affirm that AMJAD was not targeted and sustained no injuries or damage. The vessel remains fully operational and is proceeding to her planned destination without interruption,” Bahri said in a statement.
The US’s Central Command said on Tuesday that the Houthis had struck the Saudi Arabian-flagged Amjad and the Panama-flagged Blue Lagoon in the Red Sea the previous day.
But while the Yemeni-rebel group claimed responsibility for targeting the Blue Lagoon, it did not make any mention of the Saudi tanker.
The Reuters news agency, citing two unnamed sources, said the ships were sailing near each other when they were hit but were able to continue their voyages with no major damage or casualties.
Salvage teams unable to tow damaged Red Sea tanker
The European Union’s naval mission said the private companies involved in salvaging the MV Sounion have decided against towing the oil tanker, which was damaged in a Houthi attack in August.
The companies “concluded that the conditions were not met to conduct the towing operation and that it was not safe to proceed”, the mission said in a post on X. “Alternative solutions are now being explored by the private companies.”
Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since August 23
