UN: Operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to 'avoid Catastrophe' – Winnipeg Free Press
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For years, many organisations have warned that the neglected vessel, known as SOF Safer, may cause a major oil spill or even explode.
The United Nations has started pumping oil off the decaying vessel FSO Safer, moored off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, averting a potential spill and environmental disaster, UN officials informed. UNIFEED<br />
The UN estimates that a potential spill of the FSO Safer's cargo would result in $20 billion of cleanup costs.