Damietta port drone attack ignites fire on US‑owned LNG vessels FAST-MOVING
On July 29 2026 a drone struck the U.S.-owned, Marshall Islands‑flagged LNG floating storage vessel Energos Winter at Egypt’s Damietta port. The impact ignited a fire that quickly spread to the adjacent gas tanker Gaslog Salem. Crews were evacuated and the blaze was brought under control according to emergency plans. The two vessels were moved safely out of the harbor and port operations, temporarily halted, were expected to resume later that night.
Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum confirmed the fire on the two LNG vessels but did not attribute it to a drone, and no organization has claimed responsibility. Maritime security firm Ambrey reported the drone strike, noting it as part of a broader campaign targeting maritime energy infrastructure in the Eastern Mediterranean and Red Sea. No injuries or fatalities were reported.
Entities: Ambrey · Damietta Port · Egypt Ministry of Petroleum · Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum · Egyptian Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources · Energos Winter · Energos Winter · Gaslog Salem · Gaslog Salem · Inchcape Shipping Services · United States
Claims
What the coverage asserts, and how well corroborated each claim is across sources.
- [● 4 SOURCES] A drone attacked the LNG tanker Energos Winter at Damietta Port in Egypt on 29 July 2024. (Ambrey, Inchcape and Reuters reports)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Security firm Ambrey identified the attacked vessel as U.S.-owned and Marshall Islands‑flagged. (Ambrey report)
- [● 4 SOURCES] All crew members were evacuated safely from both vessels. (Ambrey and Inchcape reports)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The fire spread from Energos Winter to a second LNG tanker, Gaslog Salem. (Ambrey and Inchcape reports)
- [● 4 SOURCES] Inchcape Shipping Services confirmed that two LNG tankers were on fire and that port operations were temporarily halted. (Inchcape statement)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The fire was brought under control with no casualties or damage to port infrastructure. (Ambrey and Inchcape reports)
- [● 4 SOURCES] The drone strike caused an explosion and fire on the Energos Winter. (Ambrey and Inchcape reports)
- [● 21 SOURCES] No organization has claimed responsibility for the drone attack. (new)
- [● 21 SOURCES] The drone strike caused a fire that spread to the vessel Gaslog Salem. (new)
- [● 21 SOURCES] The U.S.-owned, Marshall Islands‑flagged LNG floating storage vessel Energos Winter was struck by at least one drone at Damietta port, Egypt. (new)
- [● 19 SOURCES] Egypt’s Ministry of Petroleum denied that a drone caused the fire, saying the cause is under investigation. (new)
- [● 4 SOURCES] No group claimed responsibility for the drone attack. (50993)