Posted on 03/12/2023 5:33:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
The United Nations announced Thursday it signed an agreement to purchase a very large vessel that can transfer more than 1 million barrels of crude now stranded in a rusting tanker off the coast of war-torn Yemen.
The deal is the first step in an eventual operation to evacuate the cargo and eliminate the threat of massive environmental damage from a possible oil spill or explosion.
Achim Steiner, administrator of the U.N. Development Program, told a news conference that the deal was signed with Euronav, the world’s largest independent tanker company, to secure the purchase of a large crude carrier for the endeavor.
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Sounds like they couldn’t get the Norfolk Southern guys to just burn off that nasty old crude oil. What could go wrong? Maybe the Yemens didn’t want their own neighborhood trashed?
I thought oil tankers were insured.
Oh, this sounds like a very good idea. What could possibly go wrong here. The UN is experts at this kind of operation. What beatiful notion. Give these people the Nobel Peace Prize.
One would think so, but who knows? This is a pretty weird story though.
That marked the culmination of a long campaign during which the UN sought donors to fund the operation, even launching a $5 million crowdfunding campaign.
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