UN’s Yemeni oil tanker operation: What you need to know
1 year, 5 months ago

UN’s Yemeni oil tanker operation: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

An FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen’s coast could break or explode and trigger a catastrophic oil spill, if left as is. The replacement vessel Nautica sailed from Djibouti, arriving at Yemen’s Hodeidah port Saturday evening, the vessel to which over 1.1 million barrels of oil will be transferred from the decaying FSO Safer supertanker. Observers have worried for years that the FSO Safer could crack or explode; The ensuing oil spill would have the potential to wipe out one of the world’s largest marine ecosystems. Here’s what you need to know about the operation to prevent what could be “one of the worst oil spills in history” according to the UN.

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Yemen’s Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Yemen’s Houthi rebels target oil tanker in the Red Sea. US says rebels also hit Saudi-flagged tanker

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — An attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea on Monday, authorities said, as a nearby Saudi-flagged tanker ship also allegedly came under fire from the group. In Monday’s first assault, two ballistic missiles hit the oil tanker Blue Lagoon I and a third exploded near the ship, the …

Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill

Associated Press  

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Yemen’s Houthi rebels released footage on Thursday showing their fighters boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. In the video, the Iran-backed Houthis chant their motto as the bombs detonated aboard the oil tanker Sounion: “God is the greatest; …

US warns of ‘disaster’ amid oil slick in Red Sea from ship hit by Houthis
10 months ago

US warns of ‘disaster’ amid oil slick in Red Sea from ship hit by Houthis

Al Jazeera  

US military says Iran-aligned group is being reckless with attacks on shipping in the Red Sea off Yemen’s shores. The United States military has warned of an “environmental disaster” after an attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels on a cargo ship caused an oil slick in the Red Sea. The unprovoked and reckless attack by Iran-backed Houthi terrorists caused significant… pic.twitter.com/bU6j850wwG …

More than 1 million barrels of oil removed from deteriorating tanker moored off Yemen, UN says
1 year, 4 months ago

More than 1 million barrels of oil removed from deteriorating tanker moored off Yemen, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The transfer of more than a million barrels of oil from an aging tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, avoiding an environmental disaster, the United Nations said Friday. Before the transfer, the Safer, which Yemen used as a floating storage and offloading facility, held four times as much oil as was spilled …

UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to 'avoid catastrophe'
1 year, 4 months ago

UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to 'avoid catastrophe'

The Independent  

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UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to ‘avoid catastrophe’
1 year, 4 months ago

UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to ‘avoid catastrophe’

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An international team began siphoning oil out of a decrepit oil tanker off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, the United Nations chief said, a crucial step in a complex salvage operation aiming to prevent a potential environmental disaster. “The ship-to-ship transfer of oil which has started today is the critical next step in avoiding an environmental and …

UN starts moving oil from Yemen tanker in bid to stop disaster
1 year, 4 months ago

UN starts moving oil from Yemen tanker in bid to stop disaster

Al Jazeera  

The supertanker, with more than a million barrels of oil, has been deteriorating since 2015, leading to fears of a catastrophic spill. The United Nations has started pumping oil off a decaying vessel moored off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, averting a potential spill and environmental disaster, UN officials have said. The FSO Safer – a floating storage and offloading tanker …

This ghost ship floating off Yemen is a ticking time bomb. Now begins the delicate operation to prevent an explosion or oil spill
1 year, 5 months ago

This ghost ship floating off Yemen is a ticking time bomb. Now begins the delicate operation to prevent an explosion or oil spill

ABC  

For eight years, a rusted, decaying supertanker, storing more than 1 million barrels of oil, has sat off the coast of the Red Sea, threatening to explode and cause one of the world's worst environmental disasters. 'This salvage operation needs to happen' The oil is being stored onboard a 47-year-old supertanker called the FSO Safer, which sits off the coast …

'Yemen's abandoned 1976-model super tanker carrying gallons of oil likely to sink or explode at any time': UN
1 year, 8 months ago

'Yemen's abandoned 1976-model super tanker carrying gallons of oil likely to sink or explode at any time': UN

Firstpost  

Sana’a: A Yemeni super tanker that was reportedly let off in the sea almost eight years ago with more than a million barrels of oil on board is “likely to sink or explode at any moment,” causing a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe, a UN official has warned. It would abruptly stop the food aid on which nearly six million people …

UN raises funds to salvage oil tanker ‘time bomb’ off Yemen coast
2 years, 3 months ago

UN raises funds to salvage oil tanker ‘time bomb’ off Yemen coast

Al Jazeera  

The decaying 45-year-old FSO Safer has not been serviced since Yemen plunged into civil war in 2014. The decaying 45-year-old FSO Safer, long used as a floating storage platform and now abandoned off the rebel-held Yemeni port of Hodeidah, has not been serviced since Yemen plunged into civil war in 2014. United Nations officials last month warned that the ship, …

Charity urges donor support to avert oil spill off Yemen
2 years, 3 months ago

Charity urges donor support to avert oil spill off Yemen

Associated Press  

CAIRO — An international charity on Wednesday urged global donors to pay up on pledges to remove oil from a long-stranded and rusting supertanker off Yemen to avert an explosion or leak that could wreak environmental and economic disaster. The call by Save the Children has come as the Netherlands, U.S. and Germany officially announced Wednesday “the successful funding of …

FSO Safer: The ageing oil tanker is a time bomb on Yemen’s coast
2 years, 7 months ago

FSO Safer: The ageing oil tanker is a time bomb on Yemen’s coast

Al Jazeera  

The international community should move now to prevent another disaster in a country already devastated by war. An ageing oil tanker whose structural integrity is on the verge of collapse, the Safer is a ticking time bomb that risks spilling massive amounts of crude oil into the Red Sea. Fishing communities on Yemen’s Red Sea coast, more than two million …

Abandoned Oil Tanker Off Yemen: A Disaster Waiting to Happen
2 years, 10 months ago

Abandoned Oil Tanker Off Yemen: A Disaster Waiting to Happen

News 18  

For years, a rusty oil tanker has been moored off war-torn Yemen — abandoned and threatening to break up or explode in what would be an ecological and humanitarian catastrophe. The 45-year-old ship, long used as a floating oil storage platform, has been moored off Yemen’s western port of Hodeida in the Red Sea since 2015, without being serviced. The …

Group warns of potential catastrophe on old tanker off Yemen
2 years, 10 months ago

Group warns of potential catastrophe on old tanker off Yemen

Associated Press  

CAIRO — A leading environmental group warned Thursday of a potential major oil leak or explosion on an aging oil tanker moored off of Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Greenpeace released a report listing the environmental, humanitarian and economic impacts of a potential oil spill from the FSO Safer on conflict-riddled Yemen and the Red Sea region in general. “The event …

‘Looming disaster’: Oil ship leak threatens millions of Yemenis
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Looming disaster’: Oil ship leak threatens millions of Yemenis

Al Jazeera  

Houthi rebels have been accused by opponents of delaying a solution to the stricken oil tanker crisis in an attempt to gain politically. An oil spill involving a deteriorating tanker moored off the coast of Yemen could potentially disrupt food and water supplies for millions of people in the conflict-ridden country, as well as further afield, in an environmental catastrophe …

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