Oil tanker fire off Yemen poses severe environmental disaster risks, with authorities racing to prevent oil spills in the region's...
An abandoned tanker carrying more than one million barrels of crude oil could contaminate vast areas of the Red Sea in a severe, long-term environmental disaster if it breaks up or explodes, experts warn.
"Once released, an oil spill of this magnitude could be nearly impossible to contain, spreading contamination across vast areas of seawater and coastlines," Jreissati told AFP. The Sounion, carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil, lost engine power and caught fire after the initial strike, forcing the evacuation of its 25 crew members by a French frigate serving with the European Union's Aspides force, which is patrolling the area.
"The potential for a major environmental disaster is significant as the vessel could break apart or explode at any time." The Sounion recalls the danger posed by the FSO Safer supertanker, a 48-year-old ship with a corroding hull that lay abandoned for years off Yemen's Red Sea coast. Noam Raydan, an expert tracking maritime attacks for the Washington Institute for Near East Policy think tank, said the Sounion operation carried heavy risks.
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