The delicate rescue mission aimed to head off a major environmental disaster after the oil tanker was attacked by Houthi rebels off the coast of Yemen last month.

Salvagers towed the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion, which had been ablaze for weeks following attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels, to safety without any oil spill. While the EU naval mission Operation Aspides ensured the vessel’s security,

ALBAWABA- The EU Naval Mission ASPIDES has successfully towed the Greek-registered oil tanker SOUNION to a safe location, preventing any oil spill despi

The Greek-registered oil tanker MV Sounion, which was hit by Houthi militants in the Red Sea last month, has been successfully towed to a safe area without any

An armada of European Union warships and salvage vessels began towing a stricken Delta Tankers ship in the Red Sea on Saturday. The development is part of a second effort to salvage the burning 163,800-dwt Sounion (built 2006) and prevent an environmental catastrophe.

A burning oil tanker that was attacked by Yemen’s Houthi movement has been towed to a safe area in the Red Sea without any spill, an EU naval mission says. The Greek-owned and flagged MV Sounion, carrying about a million barrels of crude,