Houthi video shows the Yemeni rebels planted bombs on tanker now threatening Red Sea oil spill
- Yemen's Houthi rebels released a video showing their fighters planting explosives on the Greek-flagged tanker MV Delta Sounion, which is now leaking oil in the Red Sea.
- The Pentagon expressed concern over potential environmental hazards due to the immobilized vessel, which was transporting 1 million barrels of crude oil.
- Attempts to salvage the tanker have been hindered by Houthi threats of further attacks.
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Video Shows Houthi Terrorists Planted Bombs on Tanker Now Threatening Red Sea Oil Spill
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—Yemen’s Houthis released footage on Thursday showing their terrorists boarded and placed explosives on a Greek-flagged tanker, setting off blasts that put the Red Sea at risk of a major oil spill. The vessel was abandoned earlier, after the Houthis repeatedly attacked it. In the video, the Iran-backed Houthis chant their motto as the bombs detonated aboard the oil tanker Sounion. The blasts capped the most-serious att…
Middle East, Houthi militiamen blow up a Greek oil tanker: 'Possible environmental disaster'
The Yemeni Houthi militiamen boarded the Greek-flagged Sounion oil tanker hit in the Red Sea and placed devices on the ship and blew it up, as shown in this triumphalist video posted on social media. Sounion was carrying around one million barrels of oil when the Houthis attacked it on 23 August. “For now, there is no oil spill,” the European Aspides mission announced on X. 'We are working 'with European authorities and neighboring countries' to…
Houthis’ Chilling New Video Of Sounion; Yemeni Rebels Storm Burning Ship, Then Set It On Fire Again
Yemen’s Houthi rebels released a new video on August 29, showing the attack on the Greek tanker Sounion, which was transporting 150,000 tonnes of crude oil. The footage reveals Houthi fighters storming the ship as fires rage across the vessel. The attack, which occurred on August 23, reportedly began with gunfire from two small boats. Watch the video for details
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