Abandoned suezmax off Yemen risks becoming fifth-largest tanker spill in history

The Sounion suezmax, badly damaged and abandoned following multiple attacks by the Houthis on Wednesday, is carrying four times as much oil as the Exxon Valdez, arguably tanker shipping’s most famous casualty.  The European Union’s naval taskforce in the Middle East has stated the Delta Tankers vessel is carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil, and …

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