The tanker was fully loaded at the time of the incident, and it was possible that oil could spill into the surrounding waters. In a fresh Iranian attack, the giant crude oil tanker Al Salmi was hit while it was in Dubai Port. Kuwait oil tanker hit, possible oil spill concernThe tanker was fully loaded at the time of the incident, and it was possible that oil could spill into the surrounding waters. Emergency response teams “successfully extinguished the fire” on the Kuwaiti oil tanker Al Salmi. Japan’s Nikkei index dropped 2.24 per cent, before recovering slightly, but was still down 0.73 per cent or 377 points to 51,507.99.

Source: dna March 31, 2026 02:35 UTC