London | Parts of the Red Sea face the risk of a “severe ecological disaster”, an international naval force has warned after Yemen’s Houthis apparently deliberately blew up an oil tanker laden with 150,000 tonnes of crude oil.

The EU’s Aspides task force gave the warning on Saturday after the Houthis posted a video on Friday of what they said was an explosion on the 274-metre-long ship set off by its fighters. The task force is made up of members from the bloc working to combat the threat from Iran-backed Houthis to international shipping.

Financial Times