‘It could leak, spill, or explode at any time, severely disrupting shipping routes’. A rapidly decaying supertanker in the Red Sea could explode at any time, a joint statement from representatives of the U.S. and Netherlands governments has warned. “The Safer is a rapidly decaying and unstable supertanker that contains four times the amount of oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez,” the statement, which was published on the U.S. Department of State’s website late last week, noted. “It could leak, spill, or explode at any time, severely disrupting shipping routes in the Gulf region and other industries across the Red Sea region, unleashing an environmental disaster, and worsening the humanitarian crisis in Yemen,” the statement added. Representatives of the governments of the United States and the Netherlands have partnered to support the UN efforts to address and avert the economic, environmental, and humanitarian threats posed by the Safer oil […]