EU naval mission: Greek-flagged ship Sounion on fire since August 23 after Houthi attack


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  • Monday, 26 Aug 2024

Satellite imagery shows smoke rising from the Greek-flagged ship Sounion at sea, which has been on fire since August 23 after an attack by Yemen's Houthis, according to EU Red Sea naval mission Aspides, August 25, 2024. European Union/Copernicus Sentinel-2/Handout via REUTERS

(Reuters) - The Greek-flagged ship Sounion has been on fire since August 23 after an attack by Yemen's Houthis, EU Red Sea naval mission Aspides said in a post on X on Monday.

Aspides added that so far there are no obvious signs of an oil spill.

The EU mission published photos dated yesterday showing fire and smoke coming out of the vessel's main deck.

(Reporting by Ahmed Elimam and Nayera Abdallah; Editing by Michael Georgy)

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