Salvage operations of Sounion oil tanker make ‘slow’ progress

The towing of an abandoned tanker struck by Yemen’s Houthi militia in August, threatening environmental disaster, is proceeding slowly for a second day, a Greek military source told AFP Sunday.

The operation to tow the Greek-flagged Sounion which began Saturday “is proceeding at a very slow pace,” the source said, adding that it was “initially headed north” without revealing a destination.