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Maria Zakharova stressed that Russia lauds the United Nations’ efforts and the "cooperability of Yemen’s internationally recognized authorities and the Ansar Allah movement in settling this protracted problem"
It was feared the decaying vessel left floating in the Red Sea could explode or cause a major spill.
It was feared the decaying vessel left floating in the Red Sea could explode or cause a major spill.
Roughly two weeks after its initiation, the final stages of the rescue operation for the derelict oil tanker Safer, moored off the coasts of Yemen, have commenced. Over 85% of the crude oil has been successfully transferred to the alternative vessel off the shores of Ras Isa in Hodeidah Governorate on the Red Sea, as reported by the UN. The UN has disclosed that approximately 85% of the oil aboard Safer, estimated at 1.15 million barrels, has been transferred, indicating that only about 15% of the crude oil remains.
The supertanker, with more than a million barrels of oil, has been deteriorating since 2015.