Sanaa calls on UN to start process of replacing floating tank Safer

The Minister of Transport, Abdulwahab Al-Durra, on Wednesday  expressed his regret at the delay in starting the process of replacing the floating tank Safer, a decrepit oil supertanker, laden with 1.1 million barrels crude oil, which has been rusting in anchorage off the port of Ras Isa in Yemen’s west coast, according to previous agreement.

His remarks came during his meeting with the head of the UN Mission to Support the Hodeida Agreement (UNMHA) – the head of the Redeployment Coordination Committee, Michael Beary in Hodeida.

Minister Al-Durra confirmed that the condition of the tank portends a catastrophe in the event of delay in replacing it with a new tank.

He pointed out that the National Salvation Government is still committed to implementing the Stockholm Agreement, while the coalition places multiple obstacles, which confirms their lack of seriousness.

Minister Al-Durra stressed the need for the UN to play its role in the humanitarian aspects, including the permanent and continuous opening of Sanaa International Airport and the port of Hodeida without conditions.

E.M