🧵 1. An oil tanker is adrift and ablaze in the Red Sea after a gunfire attack near Yemen. Reported by the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency. #world
🧵 1. An oil tanker is adrift and ablaze in the Red Sea after a gunfire attack near Yemen. Reported by the UK Maritime Trade Operations agency. #world
🧵 2. Greek-flagged tanker Sounion was left abandoned and without engine power after the attack. The crew members are safe, confirmed by Greece's shipping minister.
🧵 3. Delta Tankers, the vessel's operator, stated that the Sounion suffered "minor damage" in the hostile incident. Crew members have been evacuated.
🧵 4. The EU's naval mission Aspides rescued the crew on board the Sounion, destroying a threatening unmanned vessel. Plans are set to move the tanker to a safe location.
🧵 5. The Sounion, carrying 150,000 tonnes of crude oil, poses a risk of oil spillage. Caution is urged as stakeholders plan to assess and move the vessel safely.
🧵 Read more at: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/08/22/oil-tanker-left-adrift-and-ablaze-after-red-sea-attack.html