Tanker Off Syrian Shore Catches Fire After Suspected Drone Attack

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News ID: 51514
Publish Date: 21:14 - 24 April 2021
Saturday, 24 April 2021(YJC)_Tanker off Syrian shore reportedly catches fire after suspected drone attack from Lebanese waters.

Tanker Off Syrian Shore Catches Fire After Suspected Drone AttackA fire has broken out on an oil tanker off Baniyas in Syria’s Tartous Governorate after the vessel was targeted by what is believed to have been a drone attack carried out from the direction of Lebanon’s territorial waters, SANA reported, citing Syria's Ministry of Oil.

The news agency shared photos of the fire, showing a cloud of smoke over the ship, anchored far off the coast.

The media outlet said that firefighters have contained the blaze, which is believed to have erupted in one of the tankers on board the vessel.

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