FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin A Qatari LNG tanker, Al Rekayyat, is stationary near the Strait of Hormuz awaiting salvage operations after being hit by a projectile on 7 July. A fire broke out in the engine room, creating a risk of explosion, but efforts are ongoing to extinguish it. According to Reuters, the vessel’s LNG cargo tanks remain intact, with no breach reported. Industry sources said the tanker is unlikely to explode as long as it is not attacked again, though a breach of a main LNG tank could have catastrophic consequences. RelatedNews Commercial shipping targeted again as US and Iran show renewed aggression IGU World LNG Report: Global LNG trade hits record 437 million tonnes in 2025 var jnews_module_21377743_0_6a4e42f57ab51 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21377743","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"4346,1730,2647","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","