Richard Meade
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Richard Meade
@lloydslisted.bsky.social
Editor-in-chief Lloydslist.com
Superb tracking here from @pa.nton.cx. I am intrigued to see if either ship is ultimately stopped, or if this is just a case of enhanced monitoring. None of the NB8++ governments have been keen to talk recently. Our report from earlier this week now free to read:
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August 7, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Exclusive: A tanker purchased by the UN for $55m using international donations as part as an operation to avert an environmental crisis in Yemen, is being used by the Houthis as a floating storage facility for Russia-origin gasoil

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Exclusive: How a UN-purchased tanker became a Houthi floating storage facility for Russian oil
A VLCC acquired by the UN for $55m to prevent a massive oil spill off Yemen is essentially being used by the Houthis as floating storage for Russian oil, while costs for running the vessel are still being fronted by the UN
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July 7, 2025 at 10:18 PM