Frontline confirms tanker caught fire after collision off Fujairah; Crew safe

The oil tanker operator Frontline has confirmed that its crude oil tanker Front Eagle, managed by Anglo Eastern, which was involved in a collision with the vessel Adalynn off Fujairah on Tuesday morning, caught fire on deck. Frontline has said all its seafarers onboard the Front Eagle are safe after the collision, with no injuries reported. There have been no reports of pollution at this time.

“Following the incident immediate action was taken to extinguish a fire on deck of the Front Eagle. We are aware of reports of a fire onboard the Adalynn following the collision,” the company’s statement reads.

The company clarified that “this is a navigational incident and not related to the current regional conflict.”

The incident occurred approximately 15 nautical miles off Fujairah at 00:15 LT on June 17. In the sea rescue on June 17, the UAE’s Coast Guard successfully evacuated the 24 crew members aboard the Antigua Barbuda-flagged oil tanker Adalynn, officials confirmed on Tuesday.

The United Arab Emirates coast guard of the National Guard said on Tuesday it had evacuated 24 people from the oil tanker following collision between two ships in the Gulf