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… the world, he welcomed the UN-led transfer of oil from the FSO Safer tanker as an example of model international …
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… the Red Sea. … The meticulous effort onboard the rusting FSO Safer spanned months of preparation and nearly 13 weeks of … Dujarric urged. Worst case scenario averted A spill from FSO Safer would have devastated fishing communities on …
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… averting a major spill in the Red Sea. The emptying of the FSO Safer marked the culmination of nearly two years of political …
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… the news of the successful transfer of oil aboard the FSO Safer to a replacement vessel, thus “avoiding what could have … environmental and humanitarian catastrophe.” The FSO Safer was built as a supertanker in 1976 and converted a …
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… concluded on Friday. The floating, storage and offloading (FSO) vessel Safer has been permanently anchored for more than 30 years. … Ma’rib. The fighting brought production to a halt and the FSO Safer deteriorated significantly in the absence of any …
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… the pumping of oil by a UN salvage team from the FSO Safer to a replacement vessel the Yemen began on 25 July. The next 19 days will be critical. The decaying Safer continues to pose an environmental threat, the UN is …
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… a potential environmental disaster. … The supertanker, the FSO Safer, became a symbol - thanks largely to UN efforts - of … everything had been put in place to “secure success.” The FSO Safer has been moored some 4.8 nautical miles southwest …
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… … … Transfer of crude oil from the dilapidated tanker Safer stranded off the coast of Yemen, is expected to start … Carrying over 1.1 million barrels of oil, the supertanker FSO Safer was abandoned off Yemen’s Red Sea port of Hudaydah …
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… to prevent a catastrophic oil spill from the moored FSO Safer, with the announcement of a deal to purchase the …
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… that has threatened the region for years. … The FSO Safer has been moored off the west coast of Yemen for over … as part of a $144 million UN-coordinated operation for the FSO Safer. UNDP has signed an agreement with international …
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