Explosion reported at Egyptian port near Suez Canal entrance amid Houthi threat to Red Sea shipping
. A British shipping firm reported an explosion Wednesday at an Egyptian commercial port on the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Suez Canal, which links Europe to the Red Sea and Saudi Arabia's major oil and gas port of Yanbu. London-based Inchcape said in a statement that an explosion at Egypt's Damietta Port "specifically at the LNG [liquefied natural gas] terminal during cargo discharge operations," had caused a partial closure of the facility, though local authorities responded promptly to bring the situation under control. "The vessels involved have been safely relocated outside the port area," the company said, adding that port operations were expected to resume overnight "at other berths and terminals." Inchcape's main office told CBS News it could not provide any further information, and there was no immediate response from its Egypt office Iran's Houthi allies in Yemen have attacked several ships in the Red Sea recently, ...
