Seawater Seeping Into Decaying Oil Tanker Off Yemen Coast

The UN said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil is at risk of rupture or exploding, causing massive environmental damage to Red Sea marine life, desalination factories and international shipping routes.

The FSO Safer tanker moored off Ras Issa port, in Yemen.
Source: Maxar Technologies via AP Photo

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By Associated Press

June 26, 2020 at 6:19 AM UTC

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June 26, 2020 at 2:14 PM UTC

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Cairo (AP) -- The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil is at risk of rupture or exploding, causing massive environmental damage to Red Sea marine life, desalination factories and international shipping routes.