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Damietta Port received 15 general cargo and container ships and saw 15 vessels depart within 24 hours, bringing the total number of ships undergoing loading and unloading operations to 24 and total handled vessels to 30.
A video circulating online, purporting to show a drone attack on a US-owned gas storage vessel at Egypt’s Damietta port, has been debunked as unrelated to the conflict in the Middle East.
An attack on two gas vessels at Egypt's Mediterranean port of Damietta underscores the country's increasing vulnerability to a regional conflict it has largely tried to avoid.
Saudi Arabia announced the formation of a 14-country maritime coalition to secure commercial shipping in the Red Sea, following increased Houthi attacks threatening the vital waterway. The initiative aims to protect navigation and potentially involves a naval and ground offensive against Houthi forces in Yemen.
A recent unclaimed drone strike at Egypt’s Damietta Port, targeting gas-storage vessels, was swiftly followed by a coordinated disinformation campaign across Western media outlets, aiming to disrupt Iran-Egypt relations.
A drone strike hit a storage tanker at Egypt's Damietta port, causing a fire and raising concerns about the expansion of Middle East conflicts. While Egypt confirmed the fire, it did not explicitly attribute it to a drone attack.