Salvage Crew Abandon Trying to Tow Stricken Red Sea Oil Tanker

Salvage companies ended attempts to tow away an oil tanker in the Red Sea that’s been burning for days following attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militants, the European Union’s naval force in the region said.

The private salvors have concluded that the “conditions were not met to conduct the towing operation” on the Sounion,EUNAVFOR Aspides said in a post on X. The firms are exploring alternatives, according to the post.

The failed attempt leaves the Sounion and its 1 million barrels of Iraqi crude cargo anchored in international waters and at risk of an environmental disaster. The ship was ...