Al-Monitor
An operation to tow away a burning oil tanker attacked by Yemeni rebels in the Red Sea is too hazardous to proceed, a European Union naval mission said on Tuesday, warning of severe environmental risks.The Greek-flagged oil tanker, Sounion, was hit by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthis off the coast of Hodeida on August 21 while carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil.”The private companies responsible for the salvage operation have concluded that the conditions were not met to conduct the towing operation and that it was not safe to proceed,” the mission said in a statement on X…
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‘Not safe’ to tow burning Red Sea oil tanker: EU mission
Thomas Grumbles
22:38
An operation to tow away a burning oil tanker attacked by Yemeni rebels in the Red Sea is too hazardous to proceed, a European Union naval mission said on Tuesday, warning of severe environmental risks.The Greek-flagged oil tanker, Sounion, was hit by Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthis off the coast of Hodeida on August 21 while carrying
