Sanaa, UN discuss means to provide permanent replacement for Safer floating tank

SANAA, July. 05 (YPA) – The Supervisory Committee for the Implementation of the Urgent Maintenance Agreement and the Comprehensive Evaluation of the Safer Floating Tank held a meeting on Tuesday with the United Nations Resident Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator, William David Grisley, to discuss replacement of the Safer floating tank berthing off Hodeida coasts.

The meeting was agreed in the presence of the Dutch ambassador and engineers from the Dutch Smit Salvage Company, to provide a permanent replacement ship for the dilapidated Safer floating tank because the Saudi-led coalition had prevented from entering the diesel for operating the engines, which caused the suspension of all the ship’s systems.

According to the committee, the United Nations would send the operational plan for the process of replacing the SAFER ship and transferring crude oil from the floating tank to the alternative ship, with a mention of the options and methods available to install the alternative ship.

The committee expressed confidence that the United Nations would fulfill its obligations and not repeat what happened in the previous discussions, stressing that the Sanaa government would provide all necessary facilities for the success of the process, in order to prevent an environmental catastrophe involving the Red Sea and the region.

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