Oil tanker, Red Sea
Burning Oil Tanker in Red Sea Is Towed to Safety
The delicate rescue mission aimed to head off a major environmental disaster after the oil tanker was attacked by Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen last month.
Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels
Salvagers abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday, leaving the Sounion stranded and its 1 million barrels of oil at risk of spilling.
Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Salvagers abandoned an initial effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels as it "was not safe to proceed," a European Union naval mission said Tuesday, leaving the Sounion stranded and its 1 million barrels of oil at risk of spilling.
Satellite images show the difficult mission to save a stricken oil tanker in the Red Sea
Satellite imagery obtained by Business Insider captures the difficult mission to rescue an oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea nearly a month after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels first attacked the vessel.
Red Sea oil spill averted as burning tanker saved
A burning oil tanker that was attacked by Yemen’s Houthi movement has been towed to a safe area in the Red Sea without any spill, an EU naval mission says. The Greek-owned and flagged MV Sounion, carrying about a million barrels of crude,
Tanker and merchant vessel report missile, drone attacks in Red Sea
In a second incident, a drone hit a merchant vessel some 50 nautical miles off Yemen's Hodeidah, a Red Sea port just south of Saleef, Ambrey and UKMTO reported. The vessel is proceeding to its ...
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New military photo captures a NATO warship taking out an explosive-packed drone boat during a Red Sea rescue mission
The French armed forces did not specify who was responsible for the incident, but it follows months of regular attacks by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels on merchant shipping lanes in the Red Sea ...
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Red Sea: Of the 83 ships hit by the Houthis, 24 are of Greek interest
The Houthis launched attacks in the Red Sea in November, protesting Israel’s war on Gaza, with overall transits down 62% as ships divert around the Cape of Good Hope. Four sailors have been killed, ...
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Crew Rescued, but Oil Tanker Attacked in Red Sea Is an ‘Environmental Hazard’
The incident appeared to be the most serious in ... flagged oil tanker that came under gun and missile attack in the Red Sea has been rescued after being forced to evacuate the vessel into a ...
China rams Philippine ship while 60 Minutes on board; South China Sea tensions could draw U.S. in
Chinese ships have repeatedly rammed Philippine ships in the South China Sea. The U.S. has a mutual defense treaty with the ...
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Houthi attack hits Red Sea vessel, fire still burning on oil tanker Sounion
Monday's incident involved two projectiles striking ... Flames and smoke rise from Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion on the Red Sea, in this handout picture released August 29, 2024.
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Sailing through Houthi Red Sea hotspot now is ‘insane’, says shipowner
Conbulk Shipmanagement has joined the container shipowners that have stopped sending ships to the Red Sea, according to its ...
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Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in Red Sea targeted by Yemen's Houthi rebels
The announcement by the EU's Operation Aspides leaves the Sounion stranded in the Red Sea, threatening to spill its 1 million barrels of oil. While a major spill has yet to occur, the incident ...