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Update

‘Major breakthrough’ in UN effort to salvage oil tanker in Yemen and prevent environmental disaster

  • UN Development Program chief told Arab News it cost “a painful” $55m to buy a vessel to hold the 48m gallons of oil; renews appeal for cash to fund rest of the operation 
  • The new ship is in dry dock for regular maintenance and is expected to set sail for Yemen within a month; ship-to-ship transfer of oil could begin as early as May
By Ephrem Kossaify ·