YPC: Saudi-led coalition seizes a new fuel ship

On Jan 6, 2022 9:03 AM

SANAA, Jan. 06 (YPA) – The Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) announced on Wednesday that Saudi-led coalition seized a fuel ship named “Splendour Sapphire” belonging to private sector factories in international waters, although it had been inspected and received UN clearance.

According to the YPC, the vessel, which was carrying 24,189 tons of mazut, was forcibly transferred to Saudi Arabia’s southwestern region of Jizan.

Essam al-Mutawakel, a spokesman for the YPC, said in a tweet on Wednesday that the latest incident brings to five the number of ships seized by the coalition.

تحالف العدوان الأمريكي السعودي يحتجز في المياة الدولية السفينة"SPLENDOUR SAPPHIRE"التابعة لمصانع القطاع الخاص والتي تحمل كمية(24,189 طن)من مادة المازوت ويقتادها قسرا إلى قبالة جيزان بالرغم من تفتيشها وحصولها على تصاريح أممية وبذلك يرتفع عدد السفن المحتجزة الى 5 سفن نفطية. pic.twitter.com/fBlnia5TkF

— عصام المتوكل (@YPCSpokesperson) January 5, 2022

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