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Crew Evacuated From Houthi-Stricken Oil Tanker in Red Sea

  • Sounion ship will try to move to a safer location for repairs
  • EU says the oil-laden ship poses an environmental hazard
An oil tanker sail at sunset.Photographer: Marcelo del Pozo/Bloomberg
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The crew of a ship that suffered several attacks in the Red Sea has been evacuated with naval support.

Delta Tankers, which operates the Sounion, said Thursday that plans are now in place to move the vessel to a safer destination where checks and repairs can be done. The ship came under attack on Wednesday and was then adrift after its engine lost power.