A tanker carrying liquefied gas and a container ship collided Tuesday off the coast of Dubai, financial hub of United Arab Emirates (UAE), the official WAM news agency reported.
"The accident occurred at 12:35 p.m. (0835 GMT) seven nautical miles off the Jebel Ali port," the main container port in the Middle East, WAM reported.
One of the tanker's 22 reservoirs was damaged when it collided with the container ship Sima Saba, and then the tank caught on fire, the reported added.
The cause of the incident is unknown and no casualties was reported yet.
(Xinhua News Agency February 11, 2009)