Shafaq News/ British Shipping company, Hafnia, said on Monday that one of its oil tankers had been hit by an "unidentified external source" that caused a blast while the ship was discharging at Jeddah port in Saudi Arabia, according to Reuters.

"BW Rhine has been hit from an external source whilst discharging at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia at approximately 00:40 local time on 14 December 2020, causing an explosion and subsequent fire on board," Hafnia said in a statement on its website.

The crew has put out the fire, and no one was injured, the company said.