![Flames and smoke soaring from the burning ship, the Sunion [provided by the Aspides Operation Headquarters]](https://imgnews.pstatic.net/image/214/2024/08/29/0001370949_001_20240829095412348.jpg?type=w647)
Flames and smoke soaring from the burning ship, the Sunion [provided by the Aspides Operation Headquarters],
, ‘Yemen’s Houthi rebels have agreed to allow a United Nations inspection of the burning oil tanker Sunion, which they attacked, according to the Wall Street Journal and Reuters.’,
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, ‘The Iranian mission to the United Nations announced on the 28th local time that “several countries have requested a temporary ceasefire to allow access for inspection and rescue ships to Hudaydah,” a port city where the Sunion was attacked, “and the Houthis have agreed to this request”
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, ‘Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdul-Salam told Reuters that there is no temporary ceasefire and they have only allowed inspection as requested by several international parties.’,
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, ‘The Greek-owned Sunion was carrying 150,000 tons of oil from Iraq to Greece when it was attacked by the Houthis on the maritime near the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah on the 21st.’,
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, ‘While the crew was rescued by a French warship, the Sunion remains on fire and poses risks of oil leakage and maritime pollution.’,
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, ‘The International Tanker Owners Pollution Federation warned that if oil leaks from the Sunion, it could be the fifth largest oil spill in history, potentially releasing four times more oil than the 1989 Exxon Valdez spill in Alaska.’,
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