A Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has been “successfully towed to a safe area without any oil spill.”

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Salvagers successfully towed a Greek-flagged oil tanker ablaze for weeks after attacks by Yemen's Houthi rebels to a safe area without any oil spill, a European Union naval mission said Monday.

Tanker ablaze for weeks after Yemen rebel attack is successfully towed to a safe area without any oil spill, EU says

The tanker Sounion heavily damaged in a Houthi attack in the Red Sea has been successfully towed to safety. The loaded 164,000 dwt Suezmax Sounion was abandoned at anchor in the Red Sea when it was attacked by the Houthi from Yemen on 21 August with its crew being rescued by the EU NAVFOR ASPIDES naval force.