Ships collide

A liquified natural gas tanker and a container ship collided eight kilometres from Jebel Ali Port today, reported Gulf News. While no one died, two people are said to be injured. Officials also say they expect no gas leaks and no major material loss.

The crash occured at 12:25 pm, and by 2:30 pm the fire was under control and traffic in the channel was back to normal.

The Singaporean container ship, Sima Samin, was moving from Jebel Ali to Sharjah’s Hamriyah port, and the oil tanker was arriving in Jebel Ali from Iran, say sources.