The delicate rescue mission aimed to head off a major environmental disaster after the oil tanker was attacked by Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen last month.

The Greek-registered oil tanker MV Sounion, which was hit by Houthi militants in the Red Sea last month, has been successfully towed to a safe area without any

ALBAWABA- The EU Naval Mission ASPIDES has successfully towed the Greek-registered oil tanker SOUNION to a safe location, preventing any oil spill despi

Operation to tow stricken tanker and avert spill starts in Red Sea The operation has started to tow a Greek-registered oil

Salvagers towed the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which had been ablaze for weeks following attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, to safety without any oil spill. While the EU naval mission Operation Aspides ensured the vessel’s security,

European Union warships and salvage vessels have successfully towed a stricken Greek crude tanker to safe waters in the Red Sea. The move puts the Sounion further north from where it had been anchored while burning and abandoned after repeated Houthi attacks for nearly a month,

A burning oil tanker that was attacked by Yemen’s Houthi movement has been towed to a safe area in the Red Sea without any spill, an EU naval mission says. The Greek-owned and flagged MV Sounion, carrying about a million barrels of crude,