Just days after Iranian state media threatened the Egyptian port of Damietta, a drone struck a U.S.-owned gas storage tanker in the seaport. “The drone reportedly hit a US-owned floating storage and regasification vessel, Energos Winter, sparking a blaze that spread to a Greek-owned LNG tanker, GasLog Salem,” BBC reported Wednesday. Moment a Drone Strikes a US-Owned Gas Tanker at Egypt’s Damietta Port pic.twitter.com/A1JN4sfq8N — ME24 – Middle East 24 (@MiddleEast_24) July 29, 2026The Egyptian government confirmed a drone attack on its territory. The Mediterranean port of Damietta, located 43 miles west of the Suez Canal entrance, is a major Egyptian deep-water seaport. https://t.co/Z01NtZiM5w pic.twitter.com/FLJh2ErTvG — Open Source Intel (@Osint613) July 29, 2026Ahead of the drone strike, Iranian regime media had been threatening to hit the Egyptian port.