Yemen's stricken oil tanker: defusing a 'ticking time bomb'
The UN says it still needs an additional $22 million to tow the Safer to a recycling yard and safely tether the replacement vessel to ensure safe storage of the oil, until its eventual destination is decided.
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The beleaguered Yemen-flagged FSO Safer oil tanker is anchored in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen's contested western province of Hodeida on July 15, 2023. (Credit: AFP)
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
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HODEIDA - A rusting tanker containing more than a million barrels of oil has lain abandoned off the coast of war-torn Yemen since 2015, threatening a major