An international team began siphoning oil out of a decrepit oil tanker off the coast of Yemen on Tuesday, the United Nations chief said, a crucial step in a complex salvage operation aiming to prevent a potential environmental disaster.
For years, many organizations have warned that the neglected vessel, known as SOF Safer, may cause a major oil spill or even explode.
“The ship-to-ship transfer of oil which has started today is the critical next step in avoiding an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe on a colossal scale,” Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a statement.
Operation to siphon oil out of rusting tanker moored off Yemen begins
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