Houthi explosive boat attack on Al-Shuqaiq · 25 November 2020
Riyadh spoke of foiling a terrorist attack and accused the Houthis.. An explosion in a Greek tanker at a Saudi port on the Red Sea
الرياض تحدثت عن إحباط هجوم إرهابي واتهمت الحوثيين.. انفجار في ناقلة يونانية بميناء سعودي على البحر الأحمر (machine translation)
- Date
- 25 November 2020 · 10 Rabi' al-Thani 1442 AH
- Place
- Al-Shuqaiq
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Explosive boat
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by Saudi media
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Sources (4 reports in all)
- Terrorist bomb attack targets gasoline tanker in Jeddah port
“- Explosion caused small fire which was extinguished by crew on board Hafnia-owned vessel - Saudi Arabia condemns threat to security and stability of global energy supplies JEDDAH: Terrorists using a small boat laden…”
- Oil tanker 'attacked by bomb-laden boat' in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia says
“Oil tanker 'attacked by bomb-laden boat' in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia says Saudi Arabia says an oil tanker was attacked by an explosive-laden boat while it was anchored at Jeddah's port. The overnight attack at the…”
- Riyadh spoke of foiling a terrorist attack and accused the Houthis.. An explosion in a Greek tanker at a Saudi port on the Red Seaالرياض تحدثت عن إحباط هجوم إرهابي واتهمت الحوثيين.. انفجار في ناقلة يونانية بميناء سعودي على البحر الأحمر (machine translation)
“A Greek oil tanker was exposed to an explosion at the Saudi port of Al-Shuqaiq on the Red Sea, resulting in material damage. While a maritime source reported that the explosion resulted from a naval mine, Riyadh confirmed that it was the result of the destruction of an explosive-laden boat sent by the Houthis. The Ministry said…”
- ‘Terrorist attack’ strikes oil tanker at Saudi port in Jeddah
“A fuel transport ship was attacked by an explosive-laden boat in Saudi Arabia on Monday, the kingdom’s Ministry of Energy said. The Singapore-flagged oil tanker’s owner confirmed it was struck by a blast in the fuel…”