A massive crude carrier (VLCC) has set sail from Zhoushan in China. The mission is to remove over a million barrels of oil from the deteriorating FSO Safer tanker off the Red Sea coast of Yemen – an operation coordinated by the United Nations that can prevent a colossal humanitarian, environmental and economic disaster.
The tanker was moored in drydock for routine maintenance and retrofitting when it was contracted for this mission by the UNDP. It’s expected...