A satellite image of the FSO Safer tanker moored off Ras Issa port, in Yemen, June 17, 2020. (Maxar Technologies via AP)CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil is at risk of rupture or exploding, causing massive environmental damage to Red Sea marine life, desalination factories, and international shipping routes.Internal documents obtained by The Associated Press show that seawater has entered the engine compartment of the tanker, which has not been maintained for over five years,...…A satellite image of the FSO Safer tanker moored off Ras Issa port, in Yemen, June 17, 2020. (Maxar Technologies via AP)CAIRO, Egypt (AP) — The United Nations said an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil is at risk of rupture or exploding, causing massive environmental damage to Red Sea marine life, desalination factories, and international shipping routes.Internal documents obtained by The Associated Press show that seawater has entered the engine compartment of the tanker, which has not been maintained for over five years,...WW…
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