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Removal Of 1.14 Mln Barrel Oil From Decaying Tanker In Red Sea Begins

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has started implementing a project to prevent a massive oil spill from a supertanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast with the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from the decaying vessel.

The FSO Safer has been at risk of breaking up or exploding for years. A major spill from the vessel would result in an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe.

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by Joji Xavier

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