Oil Slick Detected Off Yemen Coast Linked To Ship-to-Ship Transfers
A large oil slick has been seen off Yemen’s Hodeidah coast, in an area where oil is transferred between ships before being taken to the Houthi-controlled ports of Ras Isa and Saleef.
Satellite images taken in recent weeks show oil patches near Uqban and Al-Badi’ah islands. A large slick was seen north of Al-Badi’ah on August 19.
Farouq Al-Kamali, an expert in information verification and artificial intelligence, said the area is used for ship-to-ship oil transfers off Yemen’s western coast.
He said the slicks are likely linked to the transfers, which involve tankers and other vessels carrying oil to Ras Isa and Saleef.
Al-Kamali also pointed to the…