Smoke billows into the sky off the coast of Dubai after two ships collided causing a fire Feb.10, 2009. An oil tanker on fire off the coast of Dubai was carrying around 30,000 tonnes of oil condensates from Iran to the United Arab Emirates, two industry sources said on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    ABUDHABI, Feb. 10 (Xinhua) -- 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.

Smoke billows into the sky off the coast of Dubai after two ships collided causing a fire Feb.10, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    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.