The Transport Minister Warns of the Repercussions ,Catastrophic Risks of Safer Tank Leak

Today, Tuesday, the Minister of Transport Amer Al-Marani discussed, with the environment and emergency response expert at the United Nations Development Program, Samia Al-Duaij, the repercussions and catastrophic risks resulting from any oil spill from Safer reservoir in the Red Sea.

The meeting, which was attended by the head of the Technical Office at the Ministry of Transport, Abdul Karim Saleh, touched on the emergency and response plan submitted by the United Nations Development Program with the aim of avoiding any explosion or oil leakage from the floating tank of Safer ship.

The meeting also touched on threats to the region, environment and marine wealth in the Red Sea in the event of an oil spill from the Safer ship, which has been out of service since March 2015 due to the aggression.

In the meeting, the Minister touched upon the interest of the revolutionary leadership, the Supreme Political Council and the Salvation Government in Safer reservoir, in continuous communication with the United Nations, to find solutions and treatments for the reservoir and to prevent oil leakage from it.

He expressed regret that the United Nations had evaded the agreements regarding Safer ship and its lack of interest in this aspect, and the failure to implement the outcomes of the meetings in this regard.