The transfer of more than a million barrels of oil from an aging tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen has been completed, avoiding an environmental disaster, the United Nations said Friday.
that during the cleaning phase a sea water wash will be applied “to extract as much liquid oil as possible,” and the oil-mixed sediment will then be removed at another port. It is unclear how long this next phase will take.
The United States welcomed the news of the operation’s success and called on other countries to contribute to see the job through to the end.urgently needs the international community and private sector’s financial support to fill the remaining $22 million funding gap needed to finish the job and address all remaining environmental threats,” U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said.
The tanker, a Japanese-made vessel built in the 1970s, was sold to the Yemeni government during the 1980s to store for export up to 3 million barrels pumped from oil fields in easternPeter Berdowski, CEO of maritime services company Boskalis, said the Safer’s former cargo was now inside a “modern double-hulled tanker.” TheHe congratulated the company’s salvage team for “carrying out the work under very challenging conditions in the Red Sea.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
UN security staff released in Yemen after 18 months in captivityFive United Nations security staff who were kidnapped in Yemen by al Qaeda militants 18 months ago have been released, the United Nations said on Friday.
Read more »
Global rice prices surge close to 12-year highs, and could rise even moreRice prices surged to their highest in almost 12 years, said the United Nations' food agency.
Read more »
More than 1 million barrels of oil removed from deteriorating tanker moored off Yemen, UN saysThe United Nations says an environmental disaster has been prevented with the transfer of 1.1 million barrels of oil from a deteriorating tanker moored off the coast of war-torn Yemen.
Read more »
UN says 5 staff members kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago walk freeBREAKING: The United Nations says five staff members who were kidnapped in Yemen 18 months ago have walked free.
Read more »
'My days were miserable': Al Qaeda in Yemen free Bangladeshi UN staffAl Qaeda in Yemen had abducted the former army lieutenant colonel along with four others as they returned to the southern port city of Aden after a field mission while working for UN Department of Safety and Security.
Read more »
U.N.-Led Team Completes Risky Operation to Transfer Oil From Decaying Yemen TankerA U.N.-led team finished a risky operation to siphon more than a million barrels of oil from a rusting tanker moored off Yemen’s Red Sea coast, where for years it threatened to explode or spill
Read more »