{"id":48782,"date":"2022-05-27T11:43:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-27T18:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=48782"},"modified":"2022-05-27T11:43:48","modified_gmt":"2022-05-27T18:43:48","slug":"joint-statement-on-safer-oil-tanker-threats-in-the-red-sea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lapost.us\/?p=48782","title":{"rendered":"Joint Statement on Safer Oil Tanker Threats in the Red Sea"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>05\/27\/2022 02:09 PM EDT<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Office of the Spokesperson<\/p>\n<p>Representatives of the Governments of the United States and the Netherlands have partnered to support the UN efforts to address and avert the economic, environmental, and humanitarian threats posed by the\u00a0<em>Safer\u00a0<\/em>oil tanker in the Red Sea region.<\/p>\n<p><em>Begin text.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In April, U.S. Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking and Dutch Ambassador to Yemen Peter Derrek Hof joined UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen David Gressly on a regional trip in the Gulf to increase awareness of the imminent risks the\u00a0<em>Safer<\/em>\u00a0poses to the entire region.\u00a0 The international community \u2013 private sector included \u2013 must take action now to address the imminent threats posed by the\u00a0<em>Safer.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Today, Dutch Ambassador to the United States Andr\u00e9 Haspels hosted a meeting joined by U.S. Special Envoy Lenderking, Yemeni Ambassador to the United States Mohammed al-Hadrami, and representatives from the diplomatic community in Washington, D.C.\u00a0 They stressed the importance of raising $144 million to fund the UN\u2019s operational plan, which includes $80 million for an emergency operation to offload the oil from the\u00a0<em>Safer<\/em>\u00a0to a temporary vessel.\u00a0 At the pledging event co-hosted by the UN and the Netherlands last month, nearly half the funds required for the emergency operation were raised, but more is urgently needed to move forward.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Safer\u00a0<\/em>is a rapidly decaying and unstable supertanker that contains four times the amount of oil spilled by the<em>\u00a0Exxon Valdez<\/em>.\u00a0 It could leak, spill, or explode at any time, severely disrupting shipping routes in the Gulf region and other industries across the Red Sea region, unleashing an environmental disaster, and worsening the humanitarian crisis in Yemen.\u00a0 By October, high winds and volatile currents will make the UN operation more dangerous and increase the risk of the ship breaking apart.\u00a0 In the event of a spill, the cleanup alone is expected to cost $20 billion.<\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0urge public and private donors to consider generous contributions to help prevent a leak, spill, or explosion, whose effects would destroy livelihoods, tourism, and commerce in one of the world\u2019s vital shipping lanes.<\/p>\n<p>For any questions, please contact U.S. Special Envoy\u2019s Communications Advisor Vanessa Vidal at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:NEA-press@state.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VidalSammoudVLC@state.gov<\/a>\u00a0<wbr \/>and Dutch Embassy Press Officer Carla Bundy at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:cy.bundy@minbuza.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cy.bundy@minbuza.nl<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>End text.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"m_-6362555684983567779mail_footer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>05\/27\/2022 02:09 PM EDT Office 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