Efforts to Prevent Oil Spill Disaster in Red Sea

Efforts to Prevent Oil Spill Disaster in Red Sea

 Source: The Royal United Services Institute published on 1 October 2024 an analysis titled “Sounion Attack Brings Red Sea Shipping Crisis Back to the Fore” by Stavros Karamperidis.

The Houthi attack in the Red Sea on a Greek-flagged oil tanker, the Sounion, with 922,000 barrels of Iraqi crude has revived concerns about an environmental disaster.  The Sounion, which is still on fire, has been towed to the Eritrean coast where efforts are underway to extinguish the fires.  The Houthis agreed to the salvage operation once they realized the damage the Sounion could do to Yemen’s coast.  

qCaptain published on 2 October 2024 an article titled “M/T Sounion Continues to Burn as Houthi Attacks Resume in Red Sea” by Mike Schuler.

This article provides an updated account of the Sounion salvage operation and a Houthi attack on another oil tanker.