Most oil removed from decaying tanker off Yemen: UN
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Dubai (AFP) Aug 2, 2023
Most of the oil on board a rusting supertanker off war-torn Yemen has been moved to a replacement vessel in a bid to avert a catastrophic spill, the United Nations has said. The transfer of 1.14 million barrels of Marib light crude from the 47-year-old FSO Safer to the new vessel started last week. "More than half the oil aboard the decaying FSO Safer has been transferred to the replacem