Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty has called for restraint and warned against circulating unverified information following a drone attack on two gas vessels at the Mediterranean port of Damietta.
The minister’s remarks come as the Egyptian cabinet confirmed that the strike caused a fire engulfing the ships, marking a significant escalation in regional security threats to critical energy infrastructure.
The attack targeted the Energos Winter, a US-owned floating LNG storage vessel, with the fire subsequently spreading to a second vessel.
This incident represents a direct hit on energy storage assets in a key transit corridor, raising immediate concerns about the safety of LNG operations in the region.
The confirmation of a drone strike as the cause provides the first official attribution for the event, shifting the narrative from accidental fire to deliberate geopolitical aggression.
Markets are reacting to the heightened risk profile of Mediterranean shipping routes.