UN begins pumping oil from decaying tanker off Yemen - Newspaper
World body hopes $143m salvage cost will eliminate risk of disaster that would cost $20bn
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World body hopes $143m salvage cost will eliminate risk of disaster that would cost $20bn
The FSO Safer, a super oil tanker that has been left unattended for years, is seen at Ras Issa Port in Hodeidah Province, Yemen, on July 15, 2023.Earlier in the day, more than 1 million barrels of crude oil were carefully pumped into the replacement vessel Yemen, formerly known as Nautica, in a delicate ship-to-ship transfer.
UN emergency team has started transferring crude oil from the decaying super oil tanker FSO Safer moored off Yemen's western coast
A UN emergency team has started transferring crude oil from the decaying super oil tanker FSO Safer moored off Yemen's western coast as part of an urgent mission to avert a potential environmental catastrophe.Safer, originally constructed as a ...
New York: The UN on Tuesday began siphoning one million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen, a crucial step in the race against time to prevent a potential environmental disaster.