EU Navy Starts Towing Stricken Red Sea Oil Tanker Hit by Houthis
- Tug boats have managed to connects to the Sounion, EU says
- UN warned the Houthi-hit ship posed huge environmental threat
The Sounion on fire in the Red Sea.
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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.
“The tug boats have successfully connected to the vessel and the towing of the MV Sounion to a safe location is in progress,” the EU’s force said on X, formerly known as Twitter, on Sunday.