The transfer of 150,000 tons of crude oil (approximately 1,000,000 barrels) from the Greek-owned tanker Sounion to the tanker Delta Blue was successfully completed at an anchorage near Suez.
According to sources from the Hellenic Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, the operation was carried out successfully with the support of the Greek rescue vessel Aegean Sea, without any unforeseen incidents, despite the serious condition of the tanker, which had been attacked with explosives by the Houthis off the coast of Yemen.
The Greek-owned tanker was first attacked by drones on Wednesday, August 21, and its 25-member crew (23 Filipinos and two Russians) was evacuated the next day by a French destroyer to a safe location in Djibouti.
On Sunday, October 7, the rescue vessel Aegean Sea, with a specialized team of 27 members, successfully extinguished 18 fire hotspots on the tanker. The tanker was then safely towed to an anchorage near Suez to facilitate the transfer of crude oil to another tanker.
