Middle EastBahri CEO says none of its vessels attacked off Saudi
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The chief executive of Saudi Arabia s Bahri said none of the firm s vessels have come under attack after a maritime security group cited unconfirmed reports of an assault off the Saudi Red Sea port of Yanbu. None of our vessels have been attacked, Abdullah Aldubaikhi, CEO of National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (4030.SE) (Bahri), told Reuters by telephone.
He said no vessel had been involved in any incident.
Dryad Global said earlier it is receiving unconfirmed reports that a vessel, possibly the NCC Dammam oil tanker, which is owned by a Bahri unit, has been attacked off Yanbu.
Saudi Arabia Destroys Bomb-Laden Boat Off Yanbu in Red Sea
Apr 28 2021, 6:35 AM
April 27 2021, 3:35 PM
April 28 2021, 6:35 AM
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Saudi Arabia said it destroyed a bomb-laden boat in the Red Sea near the refinery hub of Yanbu Tuesday.
The Defense Ministry said the vessel was remotely controlled and spotted at 6:40 a.m. local time. An investigation is ongoing, according to the state-run Saudi Press Agency.
Earlier, the U.K. Maritime Trade Operations, linked to the Royal Navy, said it was looking into âreports of an incidentâ approximately two nautical miles off the coast of Yanbu.
The National Shipping Co. of Saudi Arabia, known as Bahri, denied reports that one of its vessels, the NCC Dammam, had been attacked. All the firmâs ships are safe, Chief Executive Officer Abdullah Al Dubaikhi said in a phone interview.
Saudi destroys explosives-laden boat off Yanbu port
RIYADH, 6 hours, 8 minutes ago Saudi Arabia today (April 27) destroyed an explosive-laden boat off the Red Sea port of Yanbu after it was intercepted by maritime security forces in the early hours of Tuesday, said media reports, citing the kingdom s defence ministry. A bomb-laden Unmanned Surface Vehicle (USV) was intercepted and destroyed at (0640) this morning (Tuesday, 27 April 2021), said the ministry s official spokesman Brigadier General Turki Al Maliki. Naval units were able to detect and monitor the activity of the bomb-laden USV in the Red Sea waters off the shores of (Yanbu). The explosive USV was engaged in accordance with the Rules of Engagement,” Al Maliki was quoted as saying in the
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