Dubai authorities said specialised maritime firefighting teams successfully extinguished the fire that broke out on a Very Large Crude Oil Carrier (VLCC) Al-Salmi, which was targeted while at an anchorage point outside a Dubai port.
Kuwait Petroleum Corp, the ship's owner, said no injuries have been reported, and the safety of all 24 crew members has been secured, work was underway to assess damage and warned of a possible oil spill.
Crude oil prices briefly spiked anew after Kuwait's state news agency reported the attack on the tanker, which can carry around 2 ?million barrels of oil worth more than $200 million at current prices.
