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File: The 'Safer' tanker is seen on June 12, 2023, off the coast of Yemen. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman, File)
July 25, 2023, 7:53 pm
UN starts siphoning oil from rusting tanker off Yemen threatening Red Sea
Move marks major step in preventing disastrous spill or explosion in key shipping lane after years of frantic warnings from governments and environmental groups
By Samy Magdy
A satellite image of the FSO Safer tanker moored off Ras Issa port, in Yemen, June 17, 2020. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
May 31, 2023, 10:04 am
UN vessel arrives at rusting oil tanker off Yemen’s coast as salvage op begins
Arrival of Ndeavor, which set off from neighboring Djibouti, is the first step in a weeks-long effort to avert a major oil spill
By AP
The FSO Safer in an undated photo. (Courtesy: Safer Exploration and Production Operations)
August 30, 2022, 6:48 pm
‘Time bomb’: UN says abandoned Red Sea oil tanker off Yemen could cause disaster
UN appeals for $14 million needed to address the issue, says if the FSO Safer breaks up, it could unleash a catastrophic spill costing up to $20 billion to clean up
By AFP
A satellite image of the FSO Safer tanker moored off Ras Issa port, in Yemen, June 17, 2020. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
June 16, 2022, 4:52 pm
UN launches $5 million crowdfunding campaign to prevent massive oil spill off Yemen
Iranian-backed Houthis have agreed to allow the transfer of the million-plus barrels of oil stored on ailing tanker FSO Safer, but emergency funds are still $20 million short
By Sue Surkes
A satellite image of the FSO Safer tanker moored off Ras Issa port, in Yemen, June 17, 2020. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
June 12, 2022, 1:57 pm
Saudi Arabia pledges $10 million to avert oil spill from tanker abandoned off Yemen
Environmentalists warn the cost of the operation is a pittance compared to the estimated $20 billion to clean up a spill
By AFP
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, right, and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud speak to reporters at the State Department in Washington, Oct. 14, 2021. (Jonathan Ernst/Pool via AP)
May 31, 2022, 10:18 am
Blinken, Saudi counterpart discuss efforts to extend Yemen truce, avoid oil spill
Two-month UN-brokered truce between Iran-backed Houthis and Saudi-led coalition is set to end this week; supertanker Safer stranded off Yemen’s coast since 2015 poses major threat
By ToI Staff
A satellite image of the FSO Safer tanker moored off Ras Issa port, in Yemen, June 17, 2020. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
July 27, 2020, 4:29 pm
Rights group calls for sanctioning Yemen rebels over moored oil tanker
Potential leak from FSO Safer, loaded with 1.1 million barrels of crude, would significantly exacerbate country’s humanitarian crisis, says Human Rights Watch
By AP
A satellite image of the FSO Safer tanker moored off Ras Issa port, in Yemen, June 17, 2020. (Maxar Technologies via AP)
June 28, 2020, 11:03 pm
UN: Tanker held hostage off Yemen, with 1 million barrels of crude, may explode
Sanaa asks for help, as seawater seeps into abandoned ship held by Houthis as ‘deterrent’ for 5 years; vessel has fallen into severe disrepair, risking environmental catastrophe
By MAGGIE MICHAEL
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