Yemen – Yemeni fishermen at risk of losing their livelihood due to FSO Safer

Location: Al Hudaydah – Yemen

Language: Arabic

Sound: Normal

Duration: 00:01:54

Source: A24 subscribers

Restrictions: A24 clients

Dateline: 10/05/2022

Storyline:

Yemeni fishermen said that the floating FSO Safer moored at Ras Isa Oil Terminal in Al Hudaydah south of Yemen is cause for concern as an environmental threat in relation to the risk of marine pollution in case of oil spill, which would cause the fishermen to lose their livelihood. Fishermen demanded the International Community to put pressure on Houthis who are hindering the offloading of the FSO Safer that is at risk of sudden oil spill, which would cause marine pollution and loss of the livelihood of fishermen.

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Soundbite (Mohammad Haij – Fisherman):

            “We demand the International Community to put pressure on those hindering the offloading of the FSO Safer because an oil spill would cause an environmental disaster.”

Soundbite (Hassan Baqat – Social activist):

            “As fishermen and citizens of the coast, we demand the speedy intervention of the International Community in offloading the FSO Safer in order to put the fishermen at ease as fishing is their only livelihood.”

Soundbite (Salem Hassan – Fisherman):

            “FSO Safer is at risk of oil spill, which would cause a marine pollution in Yemen that would lead to fishermen losing their livelihood.”