Yemeni Houthis Allow Rescue Teams To Access Greek Crude Oil Ship Damaged In Attack
Yemen's Houthi group has agreed to allow tugboats and rescue ships to access the damaged crude oil ship in the Red Sea, Iran's mission to the United Nations (UN) said on Wednesday. The decision comes after the Iran-affiliated militants attacked the Greek-flagged vessel last week.
According to Reuters, the Greece ship, MV Sounion, has 1,50,000 tonnes or 1 lakh barrels of oil. Any spill has the potential to be an unprecedented disaster.
Iran's United Nations (UN) mission in New York said that several countries have reached out to the Houthis requesting a “temporary truce” for the rescue ships and tugboats to reach the incident spot. In light of the humanitarian and environmental concerns, the Houthi group has agreed to this request.
The Houthis who control much of Yemen, have been attacking...