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Critical $115 million oil transfer operation begins on decrepit Yemen storage tanker

United Nations begins evacuating crude oil from decaying floating storage and offloading vessel

Critical: A worker stands on the deck of the beleaguered FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea offshore Yemen's contested western province of Hodeida.
Critical: A worker stands on the deck of the beleaguered FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea offshore Yemen's contested western province of Hodeida.Photo: AFP/SCANPIX
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Published 25 July 2023, 16:07Updated 25 July 2023, 16:07