Sounion salvage tow gets under way

EUNAVFOR ASPIDES supports Sounion salvage

The Greek-owned tanker Sounion, still on fire since being hit in multiple Houthi attacks more than two weeks ago, is at last under tow. The vessel is laden with 150,000 tonnes of crude oil, with any spill threatening to cause an environmental disaster. A prime motivation of the Sounion salvage effort is to head that off

VIDEO: Houthi attack on Sounion threatens an environmental disaster

Today, the European Union’s EUNAVFOR ASPIDES reported that tugboats had connected to the stricken vessel and...

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