Yemen tanker spill would be ‘four times worse than Exxon Valdez’ — UN
The abandoned decaying vessel Safer, loaded with 1.1m barrels of crude oil, could cause an environmental, humanitarian and economic disaster in the Red Sea. The UN is holding talks with Yemen’s government to gain access to the ship
The UN Security Council has been told Safer is deteriorating daily and no effort should be spared to first conduct a technical assessment and initial light repairs
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