Fires were spotted on a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea one day after rescuers evacuated its crew in the wake of an assault by Yemen's Houthi rebels.
Three fires broke out on a Greek-flagged oil tanker in the Red Sea , a day after rescuers evacuated its crew.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations confirmed it had received reports of three fires on the vessel which "appears to be drifting" in an advisory on Friday. The damaged tanker, carrying 150,000 metric tonnes of crude oil, poses an environmental hazard, the EU's Red Sea naval mission Aspides said.
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