Navy Mission: A fire is still burning on the ship “Sounion”

The mission explained that there are no clear signs of an oil leak from the Sounion ship.

Last Wednesday, three projectiles hit the oil tanker “Sounion” off the coast of the city of Hodeidah in the west of Yemen, causing a fire​​​​ to break out on board and loss of engine power, according to the UK MTO group , which is run by the UK. British Navy.

The Iran-backed Houthis said they targeted the ship with drones and missiles.

US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller warned in a statement on Saturday that “the continued attacks of the Houthis threaten to spill a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea, an amount four times larger than the Exxon Valdez disaster” in 1989, which is one of the greatest environmental disasters in US history.

“While the crew was evacuated, the Houthis appear determined to sink the ship and its cargo at sea,” Miller said.

The European mission pointed out that the vessel Sounion, “carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil, is now a navigational and environmental hazard,” stressing “the need for everyone in the region to be be careful and refrain from any actions that would cause a deterioration of the current situation.”

“Sounion” is the third ship of “Delta Tankers” to be attacked in the Red Sea this month, after the ships “Delta Blue” and “Delta Atlantica”, according to shipping data.

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The European Union Naval Mission in the Red Sea said the Sounion ship remains at anchor at the same time in international waters.

The mission explained that there are no clear signs of an oil leak from the Sounion ship.

Last Wednesday, three projectiles hit the oil tanker “Sounion” off the coast of the city of Hodeidah in the west of Yemen, causing a fire​​​​ to break out on board and loss of engine power, according to the UK MTO group , which is run by the UK. British Navy.

The Iran-backed Houthis said they targeted the ship with drones and missiles.

US State Department spokesman Matthew Miller warned in a statement on Saturday that “the continued attacks of the Houthis threaten to spill a million barrels of oil into the Red Sea, an amount four times larger than the Exxon Valdez disaster” in 1989, which is one of the greatest environmental disasters in US history.

“While the crew was evacuated, the Houthis appear determined to sink the ship and its cargo at sea,” Miller said.

The European mission pointed out that the vessel Sounion, “carrying 150,000 tons of crude oil, is now a navigational and environmental hazard,” stressing “the need for everyone in the region to be be careful and refrain from any actions that would cause a deterioration of the current situation.”

“Sounion” is the third ship of “Delta Tankers” to be attacked in the Red Sea this month, after the ships “Delta Blue” and “Delta Atlantica”, according to shipping data.