Salvagers again attempt to tow tanker damaged by Houthi rebels

Military vessels escort tugboats as they sail toward the damaged oil tanker Sounion, which has been on fire since Aug. 23, after an attack by Houthi militants, on the Red Sea, Sept. 14, 2024. (Eunavfor Aspides via Reuters)

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 naval mission said Saturday.