Greenpeace says an abandoned vessel and its toxic cargo of crude oil poses a 'grave threat' to humanitarian aid efforts in Yemen, as well as economic and environmental impacts
The 45-year-old fuel vessel FSO Safer has 1.1 million barrels of crude on board and has been moored out at sea about six kilometres off Yemen's western lifeline port of Hudaida.
A long-abandoned fuel tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen poses a "grave threat" to millions of the impoverished country's residents, potentially exacerbating its humanitarian crisis. Greenpeace warned in a report released on Thursday that an oil spill from the vessel would prevent access to the main ports of Hudaida and Salif."The abandoned tanker, with its toxic cargo of crude oil, poses a grave threat to the communities and environment of the Red Sea," Greenpeace spokesperson Ahmed El Droubi said in a statement.
Yemeni fisheries would likely shut down and ecosystems in the Red Sea would be destroyed, Greenpeace added, with the impact possibly reaching Djibouti, Eritrea and Saudi Arabia.
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