Attempts to inspect the deteriorating ship have dragged on for years, with UN requests for access repeatedly declined by the Iran-backed Huthi rebels who control much of Yemen’s north including Hodeida port.

Source: https://yalibnan.com/2023/07/16/yemens-rusting-tanker-with-million-barrels-of-oil-is-a-ticking-time-bomb/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=yemens-rusting-tanker-with-million-barrels-of-oil-is-a-ticking-time-bomb

For years Saudi Arabia –– and the Yemeni government it supports –– have prevented virtually any containerized goods from entering Hodeida, Yemen’s principal Red Sea port.

Source: https://www.counterpunch.org/2023/03/13/100-organizations-ask-for-yemen-resolution/