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Fourth explosives attack targeting Saudi energy infrastructure demonstrates Ansar Allah militants growing capabilities to target assets in Red Sea
18 December 2020
Fourth explosives attack targeting Saudi energy infrastructure demonstrates Ansar Allah militants growing capabilities to target assets in Red Sea
by Olivia Harper
An explosives-laden boat was detonated on 14 December, targeting the Singapore-flagged oil tanker BW Rhine, which was docked at the Jeddah Islamic Seaport in the city of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia’s Mecca province . The BW Rhine had berthed at the port the day before the attack, carrying at least 60,000 metric tons of unleaded gasoline from an Aramco refinery at the port city of Yanbu in Al Madinah province. According to a report released by Hafnia, the shipping company and owner of the BW Rhine, the attack – which occurred at 00:40 local time (21:40 GMT on 13 December) – caused an explosion and a subsequent fire on board. The fire was extinguished “wi