Environment

‘Monumental’ Red Sea oil spill averted as decaying storage vessel emptied

More than 1 million barrels aboard crumbling FSO Safer transferred to tanker in ongoing UN-led mission

Rescue mission: Workers begin pumping oil from the FSO Safer to a replacement tanker off the coast of Yemen.
Rescue mission: Workers begin pumping oil from the FSO Safer to a replacement tanker off the coast of Yemen.Photo: BOSKALIS
London
Published 14 August 2023, 09:46Updated 15 August 2023, 12:01
FSO SaferYemenRed SeaUnited NationsBoskalis