The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomed on Wednesday the start of the UNs operational plan to salvage the FSO Safer oil tanker and pump out approximately 1.14 million barrels of crude oil.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry also welcomed in a statement the success of UN and international efforts over the past years which culminated in the start of the unloading process and averting an environmental disaster that threatens maritime security and the global economy in the Red Sea.
The Ministry affirmed its continued efforts to work with the United Nations and the Yemeni government to end issues related to the stricken vessel.
The UN announced on Tuesday that it had begun transferring the oil from the FSO Safer off Yemen’s coast into the replacement vessel (Nautica).
Source: Qatar News Agency