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Satellite images show the difficult mission to save a stricken oil tanker in the Red Sea

An overview of the Sounion with a salvage tug and support vessels in the Red Sea on September 14, 2024.Satellite image ©2024 Maxar Technologies.The Houthis attacked an oil tanker last month, leaving it stranded in the Red Sea.The MV Sounion was finally towed to a safe area, a European naval mission announced this week.New satellite images highlight the effort to rescue the damaged tanker.Satellite imagery obtained by Business Insider captures the difficult mission to rescue an oil tanker stranded in the Red Sea nearly a month after the Iran-backed Houthi rebels first attacked the vessel.After an unsuccessful earlier attempt, hindered by a mix of challenging factors, the European Union's counter-Houthi mission said on Monday that the MV Sounion was "successfully towed to a safe area without any oil spill" under its protection.Operation Aspides stated that it would continue to monitor the situation while "private stakeholders" finish the salvage mission.

 

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