An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen, Egypt says
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Arab News
4 days ago
- Arab News
An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen, Egypt says
CAIRO: An oil-drilling ship capsized in the Gulf of Suez, killing at least four crewmen and leaving four others missing, authorities said drilling ship overturned Tuesday evening off the city of Ras Ghareb, on the African side of the Gulf of Suez, the Red Sea's northwestern arm and a crucial shipping route, the Petroleum Ministry said in a were 30 workers on board when the drilling ship capsized, said Amr Hanafy, governor of the Red Sea teams recovered four bodies and rescued two 22 others who were taken to hospitals, he said ships from the Egyptian navy joined the search-and-rescue efforts which were still ongoing overnight for four missing capsizing happened in an area called Gabel el-Zeit, a prominent Egyptian oil production site around 300 kilometers (186 miles) south of the Suez Canal, the ministry said in a capsizing was unlikely to cause disruption to vessels transiting through the canal, which links the Gulf of Suez to the Mediterranean Sea.
Asharq Al-Awsat
4 days ago
- Asharq Al-Awsat
Drillship Capsizes in Suez Gulf, Egypt's Petroleum Ministry Says
Egypt's petroleum ministry said on Tuesday that it received a report from oil and gas production company Offshore Shukheir oil Company (Osoco) about a capsized drillship in the Gulf of Suez. The ministry said the drillship, identified as "Adam Marine 12", was located in Gabal El-Zeit in the Red Sea, an area around 300 km south of the Suez Canal, Egypt's vital trade route, and is one of Egypt's prominent oil production sites in the Red Sea. The incident is not expected to cause disruptions for navigation in the canal. At least four were confirmed killed so far, six missing and 21 others were rescued, sources affiliated to Red Sea authorities said. The drillship was moving to a new location when it capsized earlier in the evening, industry sources said. The vessel was operating in a concession owned by offshore drilling service provider ADES, in which it was drilling several wells. It assigned Osoco for drilling operations, according to the sources. ADES did not respond to a request for comment.
Arab News
4 days ago
- Arab News
Sudanese fleeing war are at risk of worsening hunger in neighboring nations, UN warns
CAIRO: Millions of people fleeing the conflict in Sudan risk falling deeper into hunger as they seek refuge in countries already grappling with food insecurity, the United Nations warned. The World Food Program, the UN's food agency, said Monday that over four million Sudanese refugees in neighboring countries are at risk of suffering further food insecurities as crucial funding for life-saving food assistance is expected to dwindle in the coming months in the Central African Republic, Egypt, Ethiopia, Libya, Uganda and Chad. About 40,000 people have been killed and nearly 13 million displaced, including to other countries, by Sudan's civil war that began in April 2023, according to estimates from UN agencies. Nearly half of the population remaining in Sudan is facing acute food insecurity, with some areas of the country suffering from malnutrition, which has killed 239 children in the past six months in El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur province, the Sudan Doctors Network said. The group said the children died as a result of severe shortages of food and medicine, and the bombing of nutrition warehouses in the Sudanese province between January and June. Sudan plunged into war in April 2023 when simmering tensions between the Sudanese army and its paramilitary rival, the Rapid Support Forces, escalated to fighting in the capital of Khartoum and spread across the country. But those fleeing the conflict continue to suffer from malnutrition even beyond Sudan's borders. 'Refugees from Sudan are fleeing for their lives and yet are being met with more hunger, despair, and limited resources on the other side of the border,' said Shaun Hughes, WFP's Emergency Coordinator for the Sudan Regional Crisis. 'Food assistance is a lifeline for vulnerable refugee families with nowhere else to turn.' Food insecurity and famine conditions have spread across Sudan. The Darfur Victims Support Organization on Tuesday posted pictures on Facebook showing scores of citizens lining up to receive a meal from a charity kitchen. The group appealed to international organizations to take notice of the humanitarian situation in the city and called on armed groups to declare a truce and open corridors to deliver much needed civilian aid. The southern part of El Fasher saw renewed clashes between the army and the RSF Monday morning despite the UN calling for a week-long ceasefire in the city for aid distribution, which the Sudanese army accepted, the Darfur-based group said. The El Fasher Resistance Committee said Sunday that heavy artillery shelling targeted several residential areas and the livestock market for the third day in a row, killing and injuring civilians amid a deteriorating humanitarian situation in the area. The Trump administration's cuts to the US Agency for International Development have also had an impact, with programs being defunded. In Sudan, 90 communal kitchens closed in Khartoum, leaving more than half a million people without consistent access to food, according to the International Rescue Committee, a humanitarian aid organization.
