Fire put out on Kuwaiti oil tanker hit by drone strike
Firefighters extinguished a blaze on the Kuwaiti tanker Al Salmi after a drone strike in Dubai. The vessel held 2 million barrels of oil and the crew is safe.
Kuwait authorities extinguished a fire on a crude oil tanker following an Iranian drone strike at a United Arab Emirates anchorage on Monday. The vessel was carrying 2 million barrels of oil destined for China. The strike damaged the hull and raised concerns about a possible oil spill.
### Tanker Strike and Environmental Risks The Al Salmi tanker was hit by an Iranian attack while anchored at Dubai port, according to Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC). The strike caused a fire and hull damage, prompting KPC to warn of a potential oil spill in surrounding waters. Dubai authorities confirmed that maritime firefighting teams put out the blaze and reported no injuries among the 24 crew members.
