Egypt captains recount scramble to stop disaster after drone strike

Egypt captains recount scramble to stop disaster after drone strike

The US-owned Energos Winter floating storage and regasification unit and the Greek-owned LNG tanker GasLog Salem -- which were moored side by side at the Mediterranean port -- have a combined carrying capacity of 300,000 cubic metres. "The entire port could have exploded, along with parts of the city of Damietta," said one officer, recalling fears that the flames could spread to nearby LNG infrastructure in the Nile Delta city of more than 300,0…

Captains recall scramble after drone attack

Marine officers who battled fires aboard two gas vessels struck in a drone attack on Egypt's port of Damietta feared the ships were "a bomb waiting to explode" that could have destroyed the entire port and ripped through the city beyond.

Macron Voices France’s Full Support for Egypt over Damietta Incident

Macron Voices France’s Full Support for Egypt over Damietta Incident

Somalia condemns drone attack on Egypt’s Damietta Port

The Somali government has strongly condemned what it described as a terrorist drone attack targeting Damietta Port in Egypt on 29 July 2026.