Times of Islamabad

In an unusual incident, Saudi Coast Guards rescue Iranian Oil Ship near Jeddah Islamic Port

In an unusual incident, Saudi Coast Guards rescue Iranian Oil Ship near Jeddah Islamic Port

ISLAMABAD – The crew of the Iranian oil ship were rescued by the SaudiCoast Guard without any injuries, according to Saudi media.

Saudi Coast Guard reportedly rescued an Iranian oil ship near JeddahIslamic Port in the Red Sea, the Saudi Press news Agency (SPA) said earlyon Thursday.

According to the report, the 26-sailor crew of the ship “Happiness 1″carrying oil products were all rescued without injury.

Saudi Arabia and Iran, which are founding members of the Organizationof the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and two of the world’s largestoil suppliers have no diplomatic ties since January 2016 after attackson Saudi diplomatic missions in Iran took place.