Fresh bid under way to salvage oil tanker attacked by Houthi rebels

The Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion burning in the Red Sea following a series of attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels (European Union’s Operation Aspides via AP/PA)

A new attempt has begun to try to salvage an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a European Union (EU) naval mission has said.

The EU’s Operation Aspides published images dated Saturday of its vessels escorting ships heading to the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion.