Tanker Arrives in Yemen to Start Risky Oil Pumping Operation

Support crew board the FSO Safer oil tanker on June 12.Photographer: MOHAMMED HUWAIS/AFP

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By Mohammed Hatem

July 16, 2023 at 8:59 PM UTC

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A United Nations oil tanker arrived in Yemen on Sunday to begin the risky operation of pumping over a million barrels of crude oil from a decaying tanker in danger of exploding and causing an environmental disaster.

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