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.

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 tanker Sounion heavily damaged in a Houthi attack in the Red Sea has been successfully towed to safety.

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,

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.