13 “oil and food” ships still detained by Saudi-led coalition

SANAA, Dec. 4 (YPA) – A source in the port of Hodeidah confirmed on Wednesday that the Saudi-led coalition continues to hold 13 ships carrying oil derivatives and food, despite the vessels having UN permits.

The Saudi-led coalition forces continue to detain ships off Jizan the port, the source said.

The Yemeni Petroleum Company said in a statement: Despite the UN envoy’s speech in his briefing to the Security Council on 22 January, which talked about the entry of fuel ships into the port of Hodeidah and that the crisis was avoided, the aggression coalition is still holding five oil ships loaded with gasoline and diesel, despite them obtaining permission to enter the port of Hodeidah.

The quantities on board ships held at sea amounted to 84,837 tons of gasoline and 53,004 tons of diesel.

E.M