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environment2 years ago•2 min saved

"SMIT Team Commences Risky Oil Transfer from Decaying FSO Safer"

The UN-led effort to prevent an environmental and humanitarian disaster from the decaying FSO Safer supertanker off Yemen's coast is progressing as the replacement vessel Nautica is en route to the site. All technical preparations and agreements for the oil transfer operation have been finalized. The FSO Safer, which contains 1.14 million barrels of oil, has been at risk of breaking up or exploding since it was abandoned in 2015. The UN warns that a major spill would devastate fishing communities and cost billions of dollars to clean up. The UNDP has contracted SMIT for the operation, and the oil transfer is expected to take about two weeks to complete once the replacement vessel arrives.

via gCaptain|

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environment2 years ago•3 min saved

UN to Transfer 1 Million Barrels of Oil from Decaying Yemeni Tanker in Red Sea

The UN-led operation to prevent a catastrophic oil spill off Yemen's Red Sea coast has made progress as a replacement vessel, Nautica, arrived at Yemen's Hodeidah port to transfer over 1.1 million barrels of oil from the decaying FSO Safer supertanker. The FSO Safer, abandoned for eight years, poses a significant risk of cracking or exploding, potentially causing one of the worst oil spills in history. The operation aims to prevent the destruction of marine ecosystems, fishing communities, and disruption of shipping through the Suez Canal. The oil transfer will take two weeks, followed by the installation of a mooring buoy to secure the replacement vessel. The ownership dispute over the oil complicates the funding of the salvage operation, which has an estimated budget of $148 million.

via Al Jazeera English|

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