Disaster looms as abandoned tanker rusts off Yemen’s coast

Disaster looms as abandoned tanker rusts off Yemen’s coast

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Science, Business, Engineering

11th Grade - University

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The FSO Safer, a deteriorating oil tanker off Yemen's coast, poses a significant environmental threat. With 1.1 million barrels of oil, it risks a spill four times larger than the Exxon Valdez disaster. Abandoned in 2017, its condition worsens amid Yemen's civil war. A 2020 leak highlighted its vulnerabilities, with non-operational fire systems. A spill could devastate coral reefs, close desalination plants, and cut off clean water for 9 million people, exacerbating Yemen's famine. Political tensions have blocked UN inspections, complicating mitigation efforts.

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What role do the Houthi rebels play in the context of the FSO Safer?

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What impact could an oil spill have on Yemen's fish sources?

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