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FRANCE. PYRENEES-ORIENTALES (66) AERIAL VIEW OF BARCARES. THE ARTIFICIAL PENINSULA OF NAUTICA (ON THE LAKE). IN THE BACKGROUND, THE PENINSULA OF LA COUDALERE. Photo by Frederic Hedelin/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

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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

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UN hands over vessel to Houthis as oil transfer of decaying tanker set to start

STORY: UN hands over vessel to Houthis as oil transfer of decaying tanker set to start DATELINE: July 18, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:37 LOCATION: HODEIDAH, Yemen CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a UN team doing preparation work on FSO Safer 2. various of the Nautica tanker arriving at the site of FSO Safer STORYLINE: The United Nations delivered a replacement vessel to Yemen's Houthi group on Monday as part of an urgent mission to avert a potential oil spill from the decaying Safer tanker off Yemen's western coast. The handover ceremony took place aboard the Nautica, the replacement tanker chartered by the UN in March that arrived at the location of the Safer on Sunday. During the ceremony, which was attended by UN officials and representatives from the Houthi authorities, the tanker was officially renamed the Yemen. A team employed by the UN will start the transfer of approximately 1.14 million barrels of crude oil from the Safer to Yemen in the coming days. The Safer, originally constructed as a supe

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YEMEN-HODEIDAH-UN-REPLACEMENT VESSEL-HANDOVER

(230717) -- HODEIDAH, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 17, 2023 shows the Nautica, a tanker chartered by the United Nations to transfer crude oil from the decaying Safer tanker, off the coast of the Hodeidah Province, western Yemen. The United Nations delivered a replacement vessel to Yemen's Houthi group on Monday as part of an urgent mission to avert a potential oil spill from the decaying Safer tanker off Yemen's western coast. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HODEIDAH-UN-REPLACEMENT VESSEL-HANDOVER

(230717) -- HODEIDAH, July 17, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on July 17, 2023 shows the upper deck of the Nautica, a tanker chartered by the United Nations to transfer crude oil from the decaying Safer tanker, off the coast of the Hodeidah Province, western Yemen. The United Nations delivered a replacement vessel to Yemen's Houthi group on Monday as part of an urgent mission to avert a potential oil spill from the decaying Safer tanker off Yemen's western coast. (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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UN vessel sets sail to prevent oil spill from decaying tanker off Yemen's coast

STORY: UN vessel sets sail to prevent oil spill from decaying tanker off Yemen's coast DATELINE: July 17, 2023 LENGTH: 00:03:02 LOCATION: HODEIDAH, Yemen CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of coast guard officers standing on a boat sailing toward the decaying supertanker Safer 2. various of the Safer 3. SOUNDBITE (English): MOHAMMED MUDAWI, UNDP Project manager 4. various of the Safer 5. various of damages on the Safer 6. various of the technical team's ship 7. various of a technician standing on the Safer 8. various of the Safer STORYLINE: A vessel chartered by the United Nations set sail from Djibouti on Saturday toward Yemen to transfer oil from a deteriorating tanker that poses a major environmental and humanitarian threat. The replacement vessel, Nautica, is expected to arrive at the site of the FSO Safer supertanker on Sunday. Once it arrives, a meticulous ship-to-ship transfer operation will be initiated to extract the oil from the Safer, according to a statement from the UN Development Pro

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YEMEN-HODEIDAH-UN-OIL TANKER SAFER

(230716) -- HODEIDAH, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The rusty hulk of the FSO Safer, a super oil tanker that has been left unattended for years, is seen at Ras Issa Port in Hodeidah Province, Yemen, on July 15, 2023. A vessel chartered by the United Nations set sail from Djibouti on Saturday toward Yemen to transfer oil from a deteriorating tanker that poses a major environmental and humanitarian threat. The replacement vessel, Nautica, is expected to arrive at the site of the FSO Safer supertanker on Sunday. Once it arrives, a meticulous ship-to-ship transfer operation will be initiated to extract the oil from the Safer, according to a statement from the UN Development Programme (UNDP). (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HODEIDAH-UN-OIL TANKER SAFER

(230716) -- HODEIDAH, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The FSO Safer, a super oil tanker that has been left unattended for years, is seen at Ras Issa Port in Hodeidah Province, Yemen, on July 15, 2023. A vessel chartered by the United Nations set sail from Djibouti on Saturday toward Yemen to transfer oil from a deteriorating tanker that poses a major environmental and humanitarian threat. The replacement vessel, Nautica, is expected to arrive at the site of the FSO Safer supertanker on Sunday. Once it arrives, a meticulous ship-to-ship transfer operation will be initiated to extract the oil from the Safer, according to a statement from the UN Development Programme (UNDP). (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HODEIDAH-UN-OIL TANKER SAFER

(230716) -- HODEIDAH, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The FSO Safer, a super oil tanker that has been left unattended for years, is seen at Ras Issa Port in Hodeidah Province, Yemen, on July 15, 2023. A vessel chartered by the United Nations set sail from Djibouti on Saturday toward Yemen to transfer oil from a deteriorating tanker that poses a major environmental and humanitarian threat. The replacement vessel, Nautica, is expected to arrive at the site of the FSO Safer supertanker on Sunday. Once it arrives, a meticulous ship-to-ship transfer operation will be initiated to extract the oil from the Safer, according to a statement from the UN Development Programme (UNDP). (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)

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YEMEN-HODEIDAH-UN-OIL TANKER SAFER

(230716) -- HODEIDAH, July 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A engineer stands on the upper decker of the FSO Safer, a super oil tanker that has been left unattended for years, at Ras Issa Port in Hodeidah Province, Yemen, on July 15, 2023. A vessel chartered by the United Nations set sail from Djibouti on Saturday toward Yemen to transfer oil from a deteriorating tanker that poses a major environmental and humanitarian threat. The replacement vessel, Nautica, is expected to arrive at the site of the FSO Safer supertanker on Sunday. Once it arrives, a meticulous ship-to-ship transfer operation will be initiated to extract the oil from the Safer, according to a statement from the UN Development Programme (UNDP). (Photo by Mohammed Mohammed/Xinhua)