Red Sea oil spill
Burning oil tanker safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks, EU says
Salvagers successfully towed a Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels to a safe area without any oil spill, a European Union naval mission has said.
Salvagers launch new attempt to tow oil tanker blown up by Houthi rebels
A new attempt has begun to try to salvage an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, a European Union naval mission said Saturday.
The EU's Operation Aspides published images dated Saturday of its vessels escorting ships heading to the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion.
Risky salvage of Sounion tanker to restart in Red Sea this week, sources tell Reuters
Experts will this week resume a risky operation to salvage the Sounion tanker which was attacked by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea last month and still holds about one million barrels of crude oil, maritime sources said on Thursday.
Greece, Saudi Arabia talks to salvage tanker
Diplomatic efforts are under way to find a solution to prevent a massive oil spillage from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion.
The tanker, attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels, who have targeted merchant shipping in the area, is still burning and with each passing day the danger of spilling its content of 1 million barrels of oil into the sea is increasing.
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Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and the threat of environmental catastrophe
A series of attacks in the Red Sea by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels have left a Greek flagged ship, the Sounion, stranded, threatening to spill its 1 million barrels of oil into the sea. Greece has taken the lead in coordinating efforts to evacuate and tow the Sounion, but the threat of environmental disaster remains large.