FSO Safer moored in the Red Sea - in pictures

  • The FSO Safer oil tanker moored in the Red Sea, off the coast of the western Hodeidah province, Yemen. All photos: EPA
    The FSO Safer oil tanker moored in the Red Sea, off the coast of the western Hodeidah province, Yemen. All photos: EPA
  • A boat of the Houthis-held coast guard drives past the FSO Safer oil tanker
    A boat of the Houthis-held coast guard drives past the FSO Safer oil tanker
  • The transfer of 1.14 million barrels of oil from the 47-year-old FSO Safer supertanker will begin next week
    The transfer of 1.14 million barrels of oil from the 47-year-old FSO Safer supertanker will begin next week
  • The beleaguered FSO Safer has not undergone maintenance since Yemen's war broke out in 2015
    The beleaguered FSO Safer has not undergone maintenance since Yemen's war broke out in 2015
  • It was left abandoned off the Houthis-held port of Hodeidah in the Red Sea
    It was left abandoned off the Houthis-held port of Hodeidah in the Red Sea
  • The boat poses a serious risk to the environment due to the possibility of it breaking up or catching fire
    The boat poses a serious risk to the environment due to the possibility of it breaking up or catching fire
  • The UN-purchased vessel has sailed from Djibouti en route to the Safer site, the UN reported
    The UN-purchased vessel has sailed from Djibouti en route to the Safer site, the UN reported
  • An inspector examines the vessel
    An inspector examines the vessel
  • The FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea
    The FSO Safer oil tanker in the Red Sea