Source: Financial Times [UK]
“Yemen’s Houthi rebels [sic] said they would allow a burning tanker to be salvaged from the Red Sea, bowing to international pressure to avert a huge oil spill following an attack on the ship by the militant group. The Houthis made their decision after being contacted by ‘several international parties,’ particularly in Europe, said the group’s spokesperson Mohammed Abdel Salam in a statement. The announcement marked an apparent change of tack by the Yemeni group, which was accused by the US of threatening to attack two tugboats that had tried to salvage the Sounion.” (08/29/24)