Houthis give green light for UN team to access decaying oil tanker

Houthis give green light for UN team to access decaying oil tanker

Houthis give green light for UN team to access decaying oil tanker

Houthis give green light for UN team to access decaying oil tanker

Houthis give green light for UN team to access decaying oil tanker

A Houthi supporter holds a rifle as he attends a ceremony held to send donated clothes to Houthi fighters at the frontlines against government forces, in Sanaa, Yemen November 24, 2020. (Reuters)

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Houthis give green light for UN team to access decaying oil tanker

The tanker has been gradually decaying due to lack of regular maintenance since the Houthis seized control of the province of Hodeidah

Updated 25 November 2020

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AL-MUKALLA: The Iran-backed Houthis had finally given the green light for an international inspection team to board the decaying FSO Safer oil tanker moored off Yemen's Red Sea coast, the UN said on Tuesday.

UN spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the Houthis on Saturday sent an official letter to the UN confirming their approval for experts to access the stranded vessel to carry out vital maintenance checks.

The 45-year-old ship has been anchored about 60 km north of Hodeidah since the start of Yemen's civil war five years ago and is loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil.