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El Pentágono advierte de "catástrofe ambiental" por un petrolero en el Mar Rojo
August 28, 2024 -
Un buque cisterna petrolero atacado por los hutíes de Yemen parece estar vertiendo crudo, según el Pentágono. El barco lleva 150.000 toneladas de crudo y un derrame tiene el potencial de ser uno de
los más grandes de la historia.
The Greek-flagged tanker Sounion, carrying 150,000 tonnes – or one million barrels – of crude oil, was hit last week by missiles launched by the Iran-backed Houthis.
A large-scale oil leak would represent the first serious environmental damage as a result of the campaign waged by the Houthis against international shipping in the Red Sea since November.
The Yemeni Islamist group claims to be acting in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza following Israel’s war in the enclave in response to Hamas’s deadly attack on the Jewish state on October 7.