The salvage operation consists of towing an abandoned tanker with 150,000 tonnes of crude oil to safety. A Greek defense source tells AFP. The ship was hit by Yemen’s Huthi rebels on August 21 by rockets off the coast of Hodeida. The crew of 25 was evacuated the next day by a French frigate. A few days later, the Houthis released a video showing masked men detonating explosive charges on board the tanker, causing it to burn. A possible leak from the ship could have become an environmental disaster in the Red Sea. Now the Greek-flagged ship (Sounion) is being towed to a safe harbor with a military escort.
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