1 year, 5 months ago
UN’s Yemeni oil tanker operation: What you need to know
Al JazeeraAn 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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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
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill
Associated Press
10 months ago
US warns of ‘disaster’ amid oil slick in Red Sea from ship hit by Houthis
Al Jazeera
1 year, 4 months ago
More than 1 million barrels of oil removed from deteriorating tanker moored off Yemen, UN says
Associated Press
1 year, 4 months ago
UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to 'avoid catastrophe'
The Independent
1 year, 4 months ago
UN says operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins to ‘avoid catastrophe’
Associated Press
1 year, 4 months ago
UN starts moving oil from Yemen tanker in bid to stop disaster
Al Jazeera
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
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
2 years, 3 months ago
UN raises funds to salvage oil tanker ‘time bomb’ off Yemen coast
Al Jazeera
2 years, 3 months ago
Charity urges donor support to avert oil spill off Yemen
Associated Press
2 years, 7 months ago
FSO Safer: The ageing oil tanker is a time bomb on Yemen’s coast
Al Jazeera
2 years, 10 months ago
Abandoned Oil Tanker Off Yemen: A Disaster Waiting to Happen
News 18
2 years, 10 months ago
Group warns of potential catastrophe on old tanker off Yemen
Associated Press
3 years, 2 months ago
‘Looming disaster’: Oil ship leak threatens millions of Yemenis
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