UN team begins to transfer oil from decaying tanker off Yemeni coast

STORY: UN team begins to transfer oil from decaying tanker off Yemeni coast DATELINE: July 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:36 LOCATION: HODEIDAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Nautica, the UN replacement vessel (now renamed as the Yemen) 2. various of the two tankers anchored next to each other as the transfer process begins 3. various of the handover ceremony held on the Yemen on July 17, where David Gressly, the UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Yemen, signed the documents with Houthi officials 3. various of the Nautica, the UN replacement vessel (now renamed as the Yemen) STORYLINE: The emergency team of the United Nations began on Tuesday a risky operation to transfer crude oil from the decaying tanker abandoned off Yemen's western coast, the official Yemen TV reported. The UN team has started to offload more than one million barrels of crude oil from Safer, a floating storage and offloading facility (FSO) anchored in the Red Sea near the coast of the Hodeidah Province, the sta

UN buys vessel to remove oil from decaying tanker off Yemen

STORY: UN buys vessel to remove oil from decaying tanker off Yemen DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:25 LOCATION: UN Headquarters CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of press briefing room 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ACHIM STEINER, UNDP Administrator 3. various of journalists 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ACHIM STEINER, UNDP Administrator 5. various of press briefing room 6. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): DAVID GRESSLY, UN resident and humanitarian coordinator for Yemen STORYLINE: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday signed an agreement with Euronav to secure the purchase of a large vessel as part of a UN-coordinated operation to remove more than 1 million barrels of oil from a decaying tanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast that threatens a humanitarian and environmental catastrophe, said UNDP Administrator Achim Steiner. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ACHIM STEINER, UNDP Administrator "The vessel is currently at a drydock for necessary modifications and regular maintenance before sailing towards the Red Sea to

UN official warns against "imminent" Yemen oil spill

STORY: UN official warns against "imminent" Yemen oil spill DATELINE: May 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:40 LOCATION: Amman CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID GRESSLY, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): DAVID GRESSLY, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen STORYLINE: The United Nations warned Monday that it would cost some 20 billion U.S. dollars to clean up a major oil spill in the event of the "imminent" break-up of a decaying tanker anchored near Yemen's coastline. Calling for international joint efforts to prevent the potential oil tanker disaster, David Gressly, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, said the impact of a spill would be "catastrophic" during a press conference in Amman Monday. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): DAVID GRESSLY, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen "Every day that passes, every month that passes, every year that passes increases the chance that the