Hommam Al Nassim 
Egypt’s Environmental Affairs Agency chief executive Ali Abu Sunna said Sunday that a state of emergency has been imposed in the Gulf of Aqaba region in anticipation of any leakage from a stranded gas vessel.
The Egyptian authorities’ statement did not specify the exact date of the incident or whether it was still ongoing.
In the same context, two sources from nature reserves in the southern Egyptian Sinai Peninsula told AFP that a Liberian-flagged natural gas tanker ran aground in the Gulf of Aqaba on Friday and was taken away.
One of the sources said the ship was taken to the port of Sharm el-Sheikh. They stated that the tanker was empty and suffered an engine failure.
The Egyptian Environment Ministry also said Sunday that an environmental emergency had been imposed in the South Sinai region in anticipation of any pollution or leakage from the stranded vessel. The statement did not provide further details about the incident.
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