EU mission in Red Sea reports no oil spill from Greek-flagged tanker Sounion

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The European Union’s ngo successful the Red Sea, known arsenic Aspides, said connected Wednesday determination was nary lipid spill successful the country of the MV SOUNION tanker that was targeted precocious disconnected Yemen’s coast.

Aspides added that the Greek-flagged lipid tanker was inactive anchored and not drifting.

The Pentagon said connected Tuesday the tanker was inactive connected occurrence successful the Red Sea and appeared to beryllium leaking oil.

Reuters couldn’t instantly corroborate that a spill oregon a leak had occurred.

Asked astir the Pentagon statement, a root successful the EU ngo told Reuters: “It is our argumentation not to remark connected statements oregon comments of different organisations”.

The MV SOUNION was targeted past week by aggregate projectiles disconnected Yemen’s larboard metropolis of Hodeidah.

Houthi militants, who power Yemen’s astir populous regions, said they attacked it. The Iran-aligned radical has been attacking ships successful solidarity with Palestinians successful the warfare betwixt Israel and Hamas successful Gaza.

(Reuters)