Red Sea ecosystem at risk after cargo ship sinks near El Quseir ...Kuwait

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Red Sea ecosystem at risk after cargo ship sinks near El Quseir
Efforts are underway in Egypt's El Quseir to contain an oil slick caused by the sinking of the cargo ship VSG Glory near the shore on 2 December.  The ship, en route from Yemen to Egypt's Port Tewfik, grounded on 22 November due to severe weather. The impact ruptured the lower hull of the 300-foot coastal freighter, flooding its interior with seawater.  Greenpeace MENA reports the cargo included 4,000 metric tonnes of bran, 70 tonnes of fuel oil, and 50 tonnes of diesel. The incident caused a fuel spill, with some of the ship's 70-tonne oil reserves leaking and drifting onto several beaches in El Quseir. "On December 2, the vessel overturned onto the coral reefs near

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