Since 2015, FSO Safer, an oil-processing vessel with 1.1 million barrels of oil on board, has been rusting five miles off the coast of Yemen.
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There is a turning point in the FSO Safer file, the abandoned oil tanker that has been a time bomb in the Red Sea since 2015. The United Nations announces that rescue work can finally begin.
FSO Safer, a floating oil treatment unit, was abandoned in 2015 due to the conflict in Yemen. The rusty ship, moored about five miles offshore, still holds 1.1 million barrels of oil. That’s four times what was released in the massive Exxon Valdez environmental disaster in 1989.
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-If the tanker breaks down, it threatens not only an ecological but also a humanitarian disaster: millions of people in the region could be left without food, drinking water and fuel.
Fund-raising
After years of negotiations, enough money was finally found to start the rescue operation, the United Nations reported. The $ 77 million needed comes from seventeen countries, but also from foundations, the private sector and a “very successful” crowdfunding campaign.
In a first phase, the tanker will be stabilized, after which the oil will be pumped into a safe double-hulled ship. If the political situation is stable enough, this oil can be sold and transported. The UN is still seeking another $ 38 million for the second phase of the plan.
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“Everyone understands the costs, everyone understands the impact and everyone wants to act,” he says David Gresly, UN coordinator for Yemen. “I am very happy with the united effort we are seeing now to find a solution.”
Emphasize what is at stake if action is not taken quickly. An oil spill would have a devastating impact on fishing communities around the Red Sea, affecting not only Yemen but also countries like Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia, he says.
Oil could also threaten the Yemeni ports of al-Hudaydah and Saleef, essential for food imports for some 19 million people.
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“Everyone understands the costs, everyone understands the impact and everyone wants to act,” he says David Gresly, UN coordinator for Yemen. “I am very happy with the united effort we are seeing now to find a solution.”
Emphasize what is at stake if action is not taken quickly. An oil spill would have a devastating impact on fishing communities around the Red Sea, affecting not only Yemen but also countries like Eritrea, Djibouti and Somalia, he says.
Oil could also threaten the Yemeni ports of al-Hudaydah and Saleef, essential for food imports for some 19 million people.
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