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Liberian-flagged gas carrier ran aground offshore Egypt, prompting a state of
emergency over the weekend in anticipation of any leakage or pollution.
The
incident involving the 14,800 cu m LPG tanker Claudia Gas took
place in the Gulf of Aqaba during the Eid holiday. Shipping databases show the
1990-built vessel is owned by Grece’s Benelux Overseas and managed by Zeus
Lines.
Local
authorities said Sunday the 158-m-long ship was refloated, and detained in the
Sharm El-Sheikh port until investigations were completed and the environmental
damage was assessed.
Egyptian
media reported, citing undisclosed sources that the vessel had suffered an
engine failure and had been empty at the time of the incident.