An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea and threatened a massive oil spill has been “successfully” salvaged.

The MV Sounion carrying one million barrels of crude oil was struck in August and later sabotaged with explosives by the Houthis as part of their solidarity campaign with Hamas over the war in Gaza. V ...

A spill of this magnitude could have rivaled ... security firm Ambrey shows the oil tanker Sounion burning in the Red Sea. The oil tanker that was burning for weeks after being attacked by ...

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A maritime operation has safely salvaged the Greek-registered oil tanker MT Sounion after being attacked by Houthi militants ...

A risky operation to salvage an oil tanker attacked by Houthi militants in the Red Sea and avert what could have been one of ...

Red Sea shipping remains risky despite the Gaza ceasefire and an announcement by Yemen’s Houthis to limit attacks, according ...

Vast stretches of Russian coast have been tarred by heavy fuel oil from two freighters that foundered in a storm.

An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea after being attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels and threatening a massive oil spill has been salvaged, a security firm said Friday. The Sounion had ...