Coalition detains 11 ships carrying 280,000 tons of fuel, food

HODEIDAH, Feb. 24 (YPA) – An official source at Hodeidah Port said on Monday that Saudi-led coalition navy continues to hold 11 ships loaded with more than 280,000 tons of oil derivatives and food, in context of the coalition blockade on Yemeni people.

The source explained that “nine ships with more than 240,000 tons of diesel and gasoline on board are still held by the coalition navy, in addition to three ships loaded with more than 40,000 tons of flour.”

He added that one of the oil derivative ships has been detained for more than 100 days, despite obtaining permits from the port of Djibouti.

YPA