Salvors Begin Towing Stricken Tanker Sounion in Race to Avert Catastrophic Oil Spill
Operation to tow stricken tanker and avert spill starts in Red Sea The operation has started to tow a Greek-registered oil
Second attempt to tow burning tanker out of Red Sea danger zone set to start
A second attempt to tow a burning tanker to safety after an attack by Houthi rebels more than three weeks ago is due to start on Friday. Salvors are returning to the Greek-flagged 163,800-dwt Sounion (built 2006) after an initial attempt was called off earlier this month owing to safety concerns.
Houthi attack hits Red Sea vessel, fire still burning on oil tanker Sounion
The attack marks the latest in a series of strikes by the Iranian-backed Houthis that have disrupted the flow of $1 trillion in goods passing through the Red Sea annually.
Risky salvage of Sounion tanker to restart in Red Sea this week, sources say
Experts will this week resume a risky operation to salvage the Sounion tanker that was repeatedly attacked by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea last month and still holds about one million barrels of crude oil,
EU Navy Start Towing Stricken Red Sea Oil Tanker Hit by Houthis
The European Union’s naval force said it managed to connect tug boats to a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea, and that the vessel is now being towed away.
EU mission starts Red Sea oil tanker salvage
The Sounion was attacked by Iran-backed Houthis rebels last month off the coast of Yemen. While its crew was rescued by a French ship, the rebels detonated explosives on the ship, raising fears of a massive oil spill.
Salvage operation of MV Sounion oil tanker about to start, no signs of oil spill, EU naval mission says
The salvage operation of the oil tanker MV Sounion, which was recently attacked by Iran-aligned Houthi militants, is about to begin, the European Union's mission in the Red Sea, Aspides, said on Monday.
Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
A new attempt has begun to try to salvage an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels.
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Towing of MV Sounion Tanker Begins Following Houthi Attack
The MV Sounion tanker, previously hit by Houthi militants in the Red Sea, has begun its towing process. This development was ...
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Yemeni rebel fires long-range missile into central Israel
This handout picture provided by EUNAVFOR ASPIDES on September 15, 2024, and dated September 14, shows a vessel with a rope extended toward the Greek-owned oil tanker Sounion as smoke and fire ...
Companies weigh other options for Sounion tanker as towing judged unsafe, says EU mission
Private companies involved in salvaging the Sounion tanker, which was attacked by Yemen's Houthis in the Red Sea, are ...
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European Aspides to Protect Rescue Operation of Sounion Tanker
The European mission to protect navigation in the Red Sea, known as Aspides, has announced that its forces are on high alert ...
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Operation “Shields”: Tugging of the Sounion tanker currently not possible
What does the European Operation "Shields" report, which provided assistance in the effort to tow the Greek-owned oil tanker ...