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Ship fires after Dubai collision | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
Fires broke out on an oil tanker and a container ship after they collided off the Dubai coast in the Gulf, local officials said. | |
The accident happened in a shipping channel near Jebel Ali Port - a major container facility in the region. | The accident happened in a shipping channel near Jebel Ali Port - a major container facility in the region. |
Plumes of thick black smoke were seen rising from the two ships, but the fires were later extinguished. | |
The tanker was carrying some 30,000 tonnes of oil condensates. There were no reports of any casualties. | |
The accident happened at about 1235 local time (0835 GMT), officials said. | |
Police boats and helicopters were sent from Dubai to tackle the blazes. They have now returned to their base. | |
Details about the damage to the vessels and the cause of the collision were not immediately known. | |
The tanker was transporting some 30,000 tonnes of oil condensates from Iran to the United Arab Emirates, officials said. | |
The container ship was identified as the Sima Saba. Its cargo was not immediately known. |
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