Sanaa appreciates UN’s efforts to solve problem of Saffer tanker

SANAA, March 12 (YPA) – Minister of Transport in Sanaa, Abdul Wahhab Al-Durra, appreciated the United Nations’ efforts to solve the problem of the floating oil tank “Saffer” by announcing the purchase of an alternative tanker to empty the crude oil.

The minister said in a statement that the UN announced the Development Program had signed last Thursday an agreement with the “Euronav” company operating in the field of maritime transport to purchase a large crude oil tanker.

He pointed out that the United Nations confirmed that the replacement tanker is currently in a dry dock to make adjustments and maintain it regularly before sailing to the Safer reservoir site, which it will reach in early May 2023.

Al-Durra expressed his hope that the unloading process would be accelerated due to the deterioration of the Safer reservoir, which could no longer bear the delay, noting that the UN is well aware of the seriousness of the situation and its disastrous repercussions on the region, the environment and marine life.

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