An EU naval mission has reported {that a} Greek-owned oil tanker broken by Yemen’s Houthi fighters has been efficiently relocated to a safe location within the Purple Sea with none reported oil spillage.
The MV Sounion was deserted by its crew following a missile assault on August 21. Based on BBC Information, the tanker, carrying almost a million barrels of crude oil, was set ablaze by a number of explosions attributable to Houthi fighters.
A salvage operation was initiated by the EU, which shared photos of the operation on Monday evening.It concerned three vessels described as ‘personal stakeholders,’ protected by a warship.
“The completion of this section of the salvage operation is the results of a complete method and shut co-operation between all stakeholders dedicated to stop an environmental catastrophe affecting the entire area,” the EU’s Operation Aspides posted on X.
The MV Sounion was deserted by its crew following a missile assault on August 21. Based on BBC Information, the tanker, carrying almost a million barrels of crude oil, was set ablaze by a number of explosions attributable to Houthi fighters.
A salvage operation was initiated by the EU, which shared photos of the operation on Monday evening.It concerned three vessels described as ‘personal stakeholders,’ protected by a warship.
“The completion of this section of the salvage operation is the results of a complete method and shut co-operation between all stakeholders dedicated to stop an environmental catastrophe affecting the entire area,” the EU’s Operation Aspides posted on X.
Saudi Arabia has reportedly provided help in offloading the oil.
The Houthis agreed to the vessel’s elimination after talks with “a number of worldwide events”, in August. They reiterated that their assaults have been an indication of their “seriousness in focusing on any ship that violates the Yemeni embargo”, referring to restrictions imposed on ships and maritime actions in Yemen.
A spill from the Sounion oil tanker might have prompted extreme environmental harm.
Since November, the Houthis have ceaselessly attacked business ships within the Purple Sea and Gulf of Aden, citing their assist for Palestinians within the Gaza Strip.
