Averting a Major Oil Spill off Yemen’s Coast

Off the coast of Yemen lies a decayed oil tanker threatening a major oil spill. According to some estimates, the recent spill in Mauritius would resemble only 1% of the magnitude of this spill if it is to occur. Damage to the Safer FSO would negatively affect an already devastating economic and humanitarian situation In Yemen. It would also cause serious damage to the marine environment (and economy) in the broader region, stretching from Yemen to the Saudi Farasan islands, the Eritrean Dahlak islands, and the Djibouti coast.