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Rescue mission underway for oil ship off Yemen: CENTCOM …Never Mind - salvagers abandon attempt
[GEOTV] A rescue mission was underway Monday for an oil tanker still ablaze after being attacked by Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen last month, according to US Central Command.The Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion was hit by the Huthis off the coast of Hodeida on August 21 while carrying 150,000 metric tons of crude oil. In a post on X, CENTCOM said "salvage efforts are underway" in the southern Red Sea for the disabled vessel, "which is still on fire and threatens the possibility of a major environmental disaster." The rebels said they had booby-trapped and detonated charges on the ship. Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea attacked by Houthis [IsraelTimes] EU mission says rescue attempt is ‘not safe to proceed,’ as US warns that a spill from the Sounion could be ‘four times the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster’ in 1989.
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