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FSO Safer: The Operational Plan over a year later
What has changed since April 2022?
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L Brown
April 2023
FSO Safer: SMIT Salvage - The Safer Plan
What do we know about what SMIT Salvage will do with the Safer?
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L Brown
FSO Safer: A profile of SMIT Salvage
The Dutch firm will conduct the operation to remove the oil from the Safer
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L Brown
FSO Safer: A replacement vessel is found
After delays in finding a VLCC to take on the oil, a vessel is purchased.
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L Brown
FSO Safer: Timeline of a potential disaster
Key events in the FSO Safer timeline
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L Brown
January 2023
FSO Safer: Where do we stand at the start of 2023?
The plan is for Phase One of the rescue plan to be completed in 2023. That was supposed to happen in 2022.
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L Brown
October 2022
FSO Safer: Environmental risks (Ecosystem-wide risks)
The ill-effects of an oil spill are not always immediately apparent.
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L Brown
FSO Safer: Environmental risks (Coastal wetlands)
Coastal wetlands play an important function as habitats. An Oil spill will endanger that.
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L Brown
FSO Safer: Environmental risks (Wildlife)
An oil spill would be a disaster for the Red Sea's fish, invertebrates, mammals, reptiles and birds.
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L Brown
FSO Safer: Environmental risks (Coral Reefs)
Coral reefs contribute greatly to biodiversity. An oil spill would be devastating.
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L Brown
FSO Safer: Risks to Yemen's neighbours (Part 2)
Water, Ports and Tourism could also be harmed by the F.S.O. Safer
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L Brown
FSO Safer: Risks to Yemen's neighbours (Part 1)
Eritrea, Djibouti and Saudi Arabia's fishing industries face risks in case of an oil spill.
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