The private companies responsible for the salvage operation have concluded that the conditions were not met to conduct the towing operation and that it was not safe to proceed.
The U.S. State Department has warned a spill from the Sounion could be 'four times the size of the Exxon Valdez disaster' in 1989 off Alaska.
While a major spill has yet to occur, the incident threatens to become one of the worst yet in the Iranian-backed rebels' campaign.
The Houthis have suggested they'll allow a salvage operation to take place, but critics say the rebels have used the threat of an environmental disaster to extract concessions.
[
Collection
]
[
|
...
]