Related to Iran Yemeni organization Suit she claimed on Thursday that attacked the tanker Sunion as part of – as reported – “a campaign aimed at supporting the Palestinians in the war between Israel a Sixteen in the Gaza Strip.”
Red Sea. Fire on Greek tanker. It was attacked by Houthis
On Wednesday, militants damaged the unit in several attacks, leading to a fire and “loss of engine power.” The 25-person crew was rescued by a European warship.. The abandoned ship was anchored between Yemen and Eritrea.
On Friday, the British side announced that it had received a report of three fires on a ship that “appears to be drifting.” Later that day, Houthi fighters posted on social media recordingwhich allegedly showed a tanker being set on fire.
The unit that transported 150 thousand tons of crude oilposes a threat to the environment. “A potential leak could have catastrophic consequences” – Djibouti officials said.
Houthi Attacks in Red Sea, Threat of Massive Spill
Sounion is the third ship belonging to Athenian Delta Tankers fleetwhich fell victim to a Houthi attack in August.
The militants claim that the attack took place, among other reasons, because Delta Tankers “violated the ban on entering the ports of the occupied Palestine“.
“Delta Tankers robi everything in her power to move the ship (and cargo). For security reasons, we are unable to provide more information,” the company said in a statement.
The largest leak ever recorded oil from the ship took place in 1979. At that time, the Atlantic Empress, after colliding with another ship of the same type in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Tobago during a storm, leaked about 287 thousand tons of oil.