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In this episode we speak to a company at the heart of a major operation to transfer more than a million barrels of oil from a decaying floating storage and offloading unit (FSO) off the coast of Yemen.The operation to remove the oil from the FSO Safer was sanctioned by the United Nations and took place to prevent a major environmental disaster. It meant months of planning, as well as negotiations with the local Houthi leaders, to ensure the transfer could take place safely.A team from SMIT Salvage, part of Boskalis, led the operation. We hear from Operations Manager Paul Van ‘t Hof and Robert Meijer, who is Manager of Projects, who were both in Yemen as the transfer took place. We are also joined by Joseph Divis, Underwriting Director, Offshore & Renewables at NorthStandard, to look at how NorthStandard helped ensure this operation could take place.

Explosion? »Ölpest«? Die Bergung des vor dem Kriegsgebiet im Jemen liegenden maroden Tankers »FSO Safer« wird von vielen Fragezeichen und Befürchtungen begleitet. Havarie-Experte Dennis Brand war im Auftrag der Vereinten Nationen mit seiner Firma BMC beteiligt und zieht im HANSA PODCAST exklusiv Bilanz. »Die ganze Sache war insofern spannend, weil es nicht eine klassische Bergung war, wie man sich das vorstellt. Sondern es waren eigentlich die ganzen Umstände und Unwägbarkeiten, die es so schwierig gemacht haben«, sagt Brand und spricht über einen Einsatz im Kriegsgebiet und den »zum Großteil unbekannten Zustand« des 40 Jahre alten Schiffes, das ursprünglich als schwimmendes Lager genutzt werden sollte, nach Ausbruch des Bürgerkriegs jedoch vernachlässigt wurde. Es ging vor Ort um massiven Bewuchs am Rumpf, Explosionsrisiken, die Stabilität, Dickenmessungen und Surveys sowie die Zusammenarbeit mit Behörden und Auftraggebern. Aber graue Haare habe er dabei nicht bekommen, obwohl es theoretisch reichlich Konfliktpotential gab. Der Gründer und Geschäftsführer spricht außerdem über seine bisherigen Erfahrungen mit schweren Havarien. »Human errors« seien nicht wegzudenken, »Menschen machen eben manchmal Blödsinn«, so Brand, der aber auch Fairness mit Seeleuten einfordert. Er spricht über politischen Druck und Nichtregierungsorganisationen, »die sich Sorgen machen, dass ölverschmierte Pinguine durchs Wohnzimmer laufen.« Nicht zuletzt geht er auf Pläne für BMC, den Wettbewerb und eine mögliche Konsolidierung in einem begrenztem Markt sowie die eigens entwickelte »Salvage App« für eine Vereinfachung der Prozesse bei großen Bergungsprojekten ein.

The Voice of Insurance podcast was very much made with guests like Richard Brindle in mind. A lot of people talk about being independent, but very few live it in the way today's guest has done. And by that I mean independence of mind, thought and action, sometimes including independence from your reinsurers. Mr Brindle has always spoken his mind but he has also backed up his strong opinions with equally strong conviction and financial support for his views. Today's market was made for underwriters like him, willing to do deals while others aren't sure, and able to move quickly and give meaningful support to clients willing to trade on his terms. And now that Fidelis MGU is formally separated from its balance sheet Richard is even more energised and intensely focused on the world's underwriting opportunities than at probably any time since his early days in Lloyd's. So we have the ideal guest in an ideal situation, in a fascinating market in a real world that is presenting unique challenges almost daily. The result is one of the best podcast interviews the Voice of Insurance has managed so far. There's no need to list out everything we talk about because it's all here. We recorded this down in Monaco on September the tenth. We often moan about the Reinsurance Rendez-Vous in Monte Carlo and whether it is still relevant in the 21st century, but when it throws up opportunities to spend valuable time with some of its most singular industry leaders, it becomes obvious that it is easily worth the effort. If we didn't have a world forum like this we would surely have to reinvent it, but if we needed to reinvent another Mr Brindle, I'm not quite sure we could. Listen on to see what I mean. NOTES: Richard mentions Fidelis involvement in the Howden-brokered insurance programme covering the UN-sponsored plan to clean up and secure the FSO Safer supertanker decaying off Yemen's Red Sea coast. More information is available from the UN here: https://www.un.org/en/StopRedSeaSpill LINKS: We thank our naming sponsor AdvantageGo: https://www.advantagego.com/

" As the oil tanker FSO Safer deteriorated off the coast of Yemen, U.N. diplomats scrambled to get access to the vessel, and to raise the money for a rescue. Finally, a U.N. team completed the two-week transfer of oil from the rusting old tanker, averting a crisis. -- At Plain English, we make English lessons for the modern world. -- Today's full English lesson, including a free transcript, can be found at: https://plainenglish.com/607 -- Learning English should be fun! That's why our lessons are about current events and trending topics you care about: business, travel, technology, health, science, politics, the environment, and so much more. Our free English lessons always include English expressions and phrasal verbs, too. -- Learn even more English at PlainEnglish.com, where we have fast and slow audio, translations, videos, online English courses, and a supportive community of English learners like you. Sign up free at PlainEnglish.com/Join -- Aprende inglés gratis en línea con nuestro curso de inglés. Se habla a una velocidad lenta para que todos entiendan. ¡Aprende ingles con nosotros ahora! | Aprenda Inglês online grátis com o Plain English, a uma velocidade menor, para que todos possam entender. Contact: E-mail jeff@plainenglish.com | WhatsApp +1 312 967 8757 | Facebook PlainEnglishPod | Instagram PlainEnglishPod | Twitter @PlainEnglishPod "

" The FSO Safer is an oil storage vessel, meant to store oil waiting to be shipped to the market. But when rebels took over the coast of Yemen, they held the ship hostage. That was in 2015. In the years since, nobody performed required maintenance and the ship has deteriorated, risking a spill or an explosion. -- At Plain English, we make English lessons for the modern world. -- Today's full English lesson, including a free transcript, can be found at: https://plainenglish.com/606 -- Learning English should be fun! That's why our lessons are about current events and trending topics you care about: business, travel, technology, health, science, politics, the environment, and so much more. Our free English lessons always include English expressions and phrasal verbs, too. -- Learn even more English at PlainEnglish.com, where we have fast and slow audio, translations, videos, online English courses, and a supportive community of English learners like you. Sign up free at PlainEnglish.com/Join -- Aprende inglés gratis en línea con nuestro curso de inglés. Se habla a una velocidad lenta para que todos entiendan. ¡Aprende ingles con nosotros ahora! | Aprenda Inglês online grátis com o Plain English, a uma velocidade menor, para que todos possam entender. Contact: E-mail jeff@plainenglish.com | WhatsApp +1 312 967 8757 | Facebook PlainEnglishPod | Instagram PlainEnglishPod | Twitter @PlainEnglishPod "

For the last eight years a decrepit old oil tanker off the coast of Yemen has been like a ticking time bomb, threatening to unleash unprecedented disaster in the Red Sea. The 47 year old oil tanker, the FSO Safer, was fraying and decaying -- and filled with one million barrels of oil. For reference, this is about four times the amount that the Exonn Valdez spilled in 1989. The UN estimated that a spill from the SFO Safer would cause an ecological, environmental and humanitarian disaster acroess the Red Sea region, destroying pristine reefs, and imperling costal fishing communities in Yemen, Somalia, Djbouti, Eritrea and beyond. It would take 25 years for fish stocks to replenish. The cleanup alone would cost $20 billion. But today's epsiode is about how that disaster was averted. On Friday, August 11th the United Nations announced that the FSO Safer's 1 million barrels of oil had been offloaded. This was the culmination of a massive political, diplomatic and logistical undertaking and my guest is the person who was at the center of it all, the UN's top offical in Yemen David Gressly.  David Gressly is an Assistant UN Secretary General, with whom I spoke from Aden just hours after the last oil had been pumped out of the FSO Safer. We kick off discussing the circumstances in which the oil became trapped in the old vessel, which is very much part of the story of Yemen's civil war. But this is a good news story of a crisis averted. 

Ein vor sich hin rostendes Tankschiff vor der Küste des Jemen besorgt seit acht Jahren Umweltschützer und die Vereinten Nationen. Das Tankschiff "FSO Safer" hat fast 200 Millionen Liter Erdöl an Bord, konnte aber seit 2015 nicht gewartet werden. Die UN haben nun einen Deal mit den Huthi-Rebellen geschlossen, um das Schiff abzupumpen. In der Hoffnung, dass an gleicher Stelle keine neue Tanker-Zeitbombe entsteht.Sie wollen keine Folge mehr verpassen? Dann abonnieren Sie "Wieder was gelernt" ab sofort als Push-Nachricht in der ntv App.Sie haben eine Frage an uns? Dann schreiben Sie gerne eine E-Mail an podcasts@n-tv.de oder wenden Sie sich direkt an Kevin Schulte.Sie wollen den Podcast abonnieren? RTL+ Musik, Amazon Music, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify oder über den RSS-FeedSie möchten eine Bewertung schreiben? Apple Podcasts, SpotifyUnsere allgemeinen Datenschutzrichtlinien finden Sie unter https://datenschutz.ad-alliance.de/podcast.html

Press briefing by Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and David Gressly, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, on the FSO Safer tanker. The United Nations has started pumping oil off the decaying vessel FSO Safer, moored off Yemen's Red Sea coast, averting a potential spill and environmental disaster, Steiner and Gressly informed. Briefing journalists in New York on Tuesday (25 July) via video, Steiner and Gressly marked the milestone but warned it's the beginning of a long process. Steiner said, “Years and months of preparation for the salvage operation of the FSO Safer lay behind us. Many challenges and hurdles. But, as of this morning, we are pleased to report that the pumps are on. The pipes have been laid between the FSO Safer and Yemen, the replacement tanker, and the first gallons of oil have been pumped off the SAFER onto Yemen.” The UNDP Chief said the team involved was “very relieved” that “the operation of pumping oil has finally begun.” But, Steiner warned, “This is just another step in this highly complex operation that ultimately will lead to the emptying of the tanks, then the cleaning of the tanks, then the towing away, and the sound and ecologically and socially responsible scrapping of the FSO Safer, and the delivery of a convoy.” Speaking to journalists from a ship supporting the operation, Gressly said, “As you know, there are over a million barrels of oil on board, so this is going to take some time to finish. We will know shortly how much we have moved today. They're taking the sounding readings as we speak to see what quantity was moved. But we do expect that this will take approximately 19 days to move the 1.1 million barrels off of the vessel.” The Resident Coordinator noted that “the broader coalition working to prevent the catastrophe includes countless individuals and organizations that provided invaluable expertise and in-kind support.” Gressly added, “It includes environmental groups like Greenpeace and private companies like the Fahem Group that propose the initiative that was the basis for the plan we're implementing today. I think this also shows the breadth of knowledge of the operation of the concern and the threat that this vessel presented.”

Press briefing by Achim Steiner, Administrator of the UN Development Programme (UNDP), and David Gressly, UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, on the FSO Safer tanker.The United Nations has started pumping oil off the decaying vessel FSO Safer, moored off Yemen's Red Sea coast, averting a potential spill and environmental disaster, Steiner and Gressly informed.Briefing journalists in New York on Tuesday (25 July) via video, Steiner and Gressly marked the milestone but warned it's the beginning of a long process.Steiner said, “Years and months of preparation for the salvage operation of the FSO Safer lay behind us. Many challenges and hurdles. But, as of this morning, we are pleased to report that the pumps are on. The pipes have been laid between the FSO Safer and Yemen, the replacement tanker, and the first gallons of oil have been pumped off the SAFER onto Yemen.”The UNDP Chief said the team involved was “very relieved” that “the operation of pumping oil has finally begun.” But, Steiner warned, “This is just another step in this highly complex operation that ultimately will lead to the emptying of the tanks, then the cleaning of the tanks, then the towing away, and the sound and ecologically and socially responsible scrapping of the FSO Safer, and the delivery of a convoy.”Speaking to journalists from a ship supporting the operation, Gressly said, “As you know, there are over a million barrels of oil on board, so this is going to take some time to finish. We will know shortly how much we have moved today. They're taking the sounding readings as we speak to see what quantity was moved. But we do expect that this will take approximately 19 days to move the 1.1 million barrels off of the vessel.”The Resident Coordinator noted that “the broader coalition working to prevent the catastrophe includes countless individuals and organizations that provided invaluable expertise and in-kind support.” Gressly added, “It includes environmental groups like Greenpeace and private companies like the Fahem Group that propose the initiative that was the basis for the plan we're implementing today. I think this also shows the breadth of knowledge of the operation of the concern and the threat that this vessel presented.”

The FSO Safer is an oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen that has fallen into dangerous disrepair. The huge quantity of oil aboard could leak or explode. The UN has organized a mission to prevent a nightmare scenario by siphoning the oil out and onto a new ship. And, a well-known education activist has been in detention in Afghanistan since March. Matiullah Wesa had been fighting for education for Afghan children for more than a decade, mainly in remote areas of the country. Also, 90,000 migrants and asylum-seekers have arrived in New York City since the spring of 2022. Now, Mayor Eric Adams is saying there is "no guarantee the city will be able to provide shelter and services to new arrivals." Plus, this Belgian duo starts difficult conversations with humor and dance beats. 

Remoção de 1 milhão de barris de petróleo do navio-tanque FSO Safer começou nesta semana na costa do Iêmen. As Nações Unidas lideram a iniciativa.

Hii leo jaridani mada kwa kina ambapo wakimbizi kutoka nchini Rwanda na Burundi wanaopata hifadhi katika nchi Jirani ya Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo DRC, wamepata matumaini mapya ya maisha baada ya shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la kuhudumia wakimbizi UNHCR na shirika lisilo la kiserikali ya AIDES kuwawezesha kuanzisha mradi wa kazi za Sanaa ambao unawasidia kujikimu kimaisha pamoja na familia zao. Ashinani tutaelekea Bahari ya Shamu au Red Sea, kulikoni? Hatimaye operesheni kubwa imeanza leo huko Yemen ya kupakua mapipa ya mafuta ghafi kutoka meli ya FSO Safer iliyoanza kuoza kwenda meli ya  Nautica au Yemen katika pwani  ya bahari ya Shamu.Ikiwa leo ni siku ya kimataifa ya kuzuia watu kuzama majini, shirika la Umoja wa MAtaifa la chakula na kilimo, FAO limesema linatumia siku hii kushirikiana na shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la afya ulimwenguni WHO kuelimisha umma juu ya kuzama majini hasa katika sekta ya uvuvi.Nchini Sudan Kusini, shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Idadi ya Watu na Afya ya Uzazi, UNFPA linaendesha semina kuhusu ukatili wa kijinsia na kingono ili kusaidia manusura ambao wanakabiliwa na vitendo hivyo wakati wakirejea nyumbani kutokana na mapigano yanayoendelea nchini Sudan.Mashinani tutamsikia Mkuu wa shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Mpango wa Maendeleo, UNEP hatua iliyoanza asubuhi ya leo kwa saa za Yemen ya kuhamisha mafuta yaliyokuwa yanahatarisha usalama kwenye Bahari ya Shamu au Red Sea.Mwenyeji wako ni Leah Mushi, karibu!

Hii leo jaridani tunakuletea mada kwa kina ambapo Jukwaa la ngazi ya juu la kisiasa kuhusu malengo ya maendeleo endelevu lijulikanalo kama HLPF linafikia tamati hii leo hapa katika makao makuu ya Umoja wa Mataifa jijini New York-Marekani. Wawakilishi wa nchi na serikali, wanasayansi, wanazuoni, mashirika ya umoja wa Mataifa, asasi mbalimbali na vijana wamekutana kuanzia tarehe 10 Julai kujadili hatua za kuchukua ili kuhakikisha malengo hayo muhimu ya maendeleo yanatimizwa ifikapo mwaka 2030. Leah Mushi ameketi chini na Gavana wa Kauti ya Kakamega Fernandes Baraza pamoja na Mbunge wa Likuyani Innocent Mugabe wote kutoka nchini Kenya kuzungumza nini wanaondoka nacho baada ya Siku 10 za mkutano huu. Pia tunakuletea habari kwa ufupi zikiwemo ajenda ya Katibu Mkuu, ubaguzi nchini Libya, Mafuta katika meli nchini Yemen. Katika kujifunza lugha ya Kiswahili nakupeleka kwake Katibu Mtendaji wa Baraza la Kiswahili la Zanzibar, BAKIZA upate uchambuzi wa neno NAZAA. Katibu Mkuu wa Umoja wa Mataifa António Guterres kupitia mfululizo wa mapendekezo yake yanayojulikana kama “Ajenda Yetu ya Pamoja” ambayo yanaonesha maono yake kwa miongo ijayo, hii leo akiwa amejikita na Ajenda Mpya ya Amani, ametoa mapendekezo kadhaa na hatua miongoni mwake ikiwa ni kuondoa silaha za nyuklia; kuboresha mbinu ya shughuli za amani na kushughulikia uhusiano kati ya tabianchi, amani na usalama.Wataalamu wa Umoja wa Mataifa leo wameelezea wasiwasi wao kuhusu sera ya kibaguzi iliyotangazwa na Serikali ya Umoja wa Kitaifa ya Libya (GNU) mwezi Aprili mwaka huu 2023 ambayo inazuia haki za wanawake na wasichana kusafiri nje ya nchi bila msimamizi wa kiume au Mahram. Wataalamu hao wamesema, "Siyo tu sera hii ni ya kibaguzi, lakini pia inazuia uhuru wa kutembea ikiwa ni pamoja na wanafunzi wanaoondoka nchini kwenda kusoma nje ya nchi," na kwamba wanawake na wasichana wanaokataa kujaza au kuwasilisha fomu wanazuiwa kuondoka nchini Libya.Na Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la UNDP limetangaza kwamba tayari Meli inayofahamika kwa jina Nautica au Yemen, tayari imeifikia meli nyingine ya FSO Safer katika katika ufukwe wa Yemen tayari kuanza kupakua mapipa milioni 1.14 ya mafuta ghafi ambayo kutokana na hali mbaya ya usalama katika ukanda huo yamekwama katika FSO Safer na yanatishia usalama kwani yanaweza kuvuja au kulipuka.Katika kujifunza lugha ya Kiswahili Dkt. Mwanahija Ally Juma, Katibu Mtendaji wa Baraza la Kiswahili la Zanzibar, BAKIZA anatufafanualia maana ya neno “NAZAA.”Mwenyeji wako ni Flora Nducha, karibu!

FSO Safer Ship: A Looming Environmental Crisis in Yemen by Radio Islam

Seit Jahren verrottet ein Tanker mit rund einer Million Barrel Öl an Bord vor Jemens Küste. Nun hat ein UN-Einsatz zum Abpumpen der FSO Safer begonnen - um ein Umweltkatastrophe zu verhindern. Der Tanker kann laut Experten jederzeit zerbrechen.Steiner, Achimwww.deutschlandfunkkultur.de, Studio 9Direkter Link zur Audiodatei

On today's episode, Iraq on Monday signed an energy agreement with France's TotalEnergies to develop oil and gas resources to improve the country's electricity supply in the biggest single foreign investment in the nation.   In less than one week, Meta's newest social media platform, Threads, has managed to amass 100 million users around the world.   The transfer of more than one million barrels of crude oil from a stranded tanker off the coast of Yemen will begin next week, a UN official said on Monday. David Gressly, the UN humanitarian co-ordinator for Yemen, told the Security Council that the FSO Safer has been “completely stabilised to facilitate the transfer of oil between ships”, and the oil transfer to another tanker would take about two weeks.   Lebanon's caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati has said the leadership of the nation's central bank will fall to its four deputy governors because Riad Salameh's term will not be renewed.

durée : 00:04:47 - Sous les radars - par : Sébastien LAUGENIE - L'opération de sauvetage d'un pétrolier au large du Yémen, cruciale pour éviter une marée noire en mer Rouge, peut désormais commencer, grâce à l'arrivée hier d'une équipe chargée de sécuriser le FSO Safer abandonné depuis des années, a annoncé l'ONU.

durée : 00:04:47 - Sous les radars - par : Sébastien LAUGENIE - L'opération de sauvetage d'un pétrolier au large du Yémen, cruciale pour éviter une marée noire en mer Rouge, peut désormais commencer, grâce à l'arrivée hier d'une équipe chargée de sécuriser le FSO Safer abandonné depuis des années, a annoncé l'ONU.

Achim Steiner koordiniert für die UN die Rettungsaktion für den maroden Öltanker FSO Safer, der vor Jemen im Roten Meer liegt. Im Interview mit Bayern 2 beschreibt Steiner die Gefahren: "Dieser Tanker kann jeden Tag auseinanderbrechen oder auch explodieren."

One of the many casualties of the war in Yemen is the FSO Safer, a floating storage facility which holds one million barrels of crude oil. No maintenance has been carried out on the vessel for years, and experts believe it's in danger or exploding or leaking oil in to the Red Sea at any moment. The UN has previously unsuccessfully tried to resolve the issue, but David Gressly, the Humanitarian Coordinator for Yemen, thinks the next few weeks could be vital, and is calling on the private sector and individuals to help fund an operation to transfer the oil to a safer vessel. We hear from Tim Lenderking, US Special Envoy for Yemen, Ghiwa Nakat of Greenpeace Middle East and North Africa and Yemen's Minister for Water and the Environment Tawfeeq Al Sharjabi. Presenter: Hannah Bewley Producers: Hannah Bewley and Sumaya Bakhsh Image: The FSO Safer from above; Credit: Getty Images

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Le pétrolier, nommé FSO Safer, est vieux d'environ 45 ans et n'a pas été entretenu depuis 2015. Il contient l'équivalent d'un peu plus d'un million de barils et risque à tout moment de se briser, d'exploser ou même de prendre feu. L'ONG Greenpeace a demandé ce mercredi 8 juin aux pays arabes de participer au financement d'un plan de sauvetage des Nations unies.

The FSO Safer tanker in Yemen is carrying more than a million barrels of oil — and it's damaged beyond repair. We hear about the risk of a disaster and the plans to avert it, with Ala Mustafa, the global ambassador for Youth4Nature; and David Gressly, the UN resident and humanitarian co-ordinator for Yemen.

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Decaying oil tanker could trigger an environmental and humanitarian disaster. The FSO Safer is marooned off the coast of Yemen in the Red Sea, close to one of the world's biggest shipping lanes. A massive oil spill or explosion from it could disrupt global trade for months and lead to an environmental and humanitarian catastrophe. It's loaded with hundreds of tons of crude oil, its hull is rusting and it hasn't moved in years. So why isn't anybody doing anything about it? Nominally the Safer is the property of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government. Right now though, both it and its multi-million dollar cargo are controlled by the Houthi rebels in Yemen. UN officials say the Houthis have broken an agreement to allow an inspection of the vessel. The Saudis accuse them of holding the world to ransom over the potential disaster. The Houthis disagree. Ed Butler speaks to Ghiwa Naket, the executive director of Greenpeace for the Middle East and North Africa, to Ben Huynh a researcher at Stanford University, to Hussain Albukhaiti a Yemeni journalist with close links to the Houthi leadership and to Peter Salisbury, senior analyst for Yemen at the International Crisis Group. (Picture description: Maxar Satellite image of the FSO Safer tanker moored off Ras Issa port, in Yemen. Picture credit: Getty Images)

Nuacht Mhall. Príomhscéalta na seachtaine, léite go mall. * Inniu an séú lá déag de mhí Dheireadh Fómhair. Is mise Oisín Mac Conamhna. Tá an tAontas Eorpach tar éis moltaí nua a fhógairt chun Prótacal Thuaisceart Éireann a chur i bhfeidhm as seo amach. Faoi na moltaí, beidh sé i bhfad níos éascaí chun leigheasanna a iompórtáil sa Tuaisceart ón mBreatain; agus tá an tAontas Eorpach sásta ochtó faoin gcéad de sheiceanna ar earraí ag teacht i dtír ann ón mBreatain a sheachaint. Acht tá siad ag seasamh ar an ról eadránaithe atá ag Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh ar an bPrótacal, rud a bhfuil rialtas na Ríochta Aontaithe go tréan ina choinne. Dár le páipéar a foilsíodh Dé Luain san iris Nature Sustainability, tá baol mór ag fás de thubaiste uafásach timpeallachta sa Mhuir Rua. Tá tancaer ola ann, an FSO Safer, atá faoi smacht na réabhlóidí Houthi in Éimín, le breis agus milliún bairille d'ola ar bord, agus atá ag titeamh as a chéile. Má dhoirtear an ola, scriosfar beatha muirí sa cheantar go hiomlán, agus cuirfear gorta agus ganntanas uisce ar na milliúin duine. Tá na Náisiúin Aontaithe i mbun idirbheartaíochta leis an ngluaiseacht Houthi agus rialtas Éimín faoin tancaer, acht níl aon réiteach bainte amach acu go fóill. Tá Paddy Moloney, an ceoltóir mór le rá, píobaire den scoth agus ceannaire ar an ngrúpa ceoil na Chieftains, tar éis bháis. Bhí sé ceithre scór is trí bliana d'aois. Bhí sé ag taisteal agus ag ceol ar fud an domhain leis na Chieftains ar feadh beagnach seasca bliain. Is iomaí gradam, Grammys san áireamh, a bhain siad amach, agus is mór an tionchar a bhí acu ar cheoltóirí traidisiúnta ar fud an domhain. Ar dheis Dé go raibh a anam. * Léirithe ag Conradh na Gaeilge i Londain. Tá an script ar fáil i d'aip phodchraolta. * GLUAIS a chur i bhfeidhm - to implement ról eadránaithe - arbitration role Cúirt Bhreithiúnais an Aontais Eorpaigh - European Court of Justice beatha muirí - sea life ganntanas uisce - water scarcity san áireamh - included

In this podcast we summarize a discussion we recently moderated on a looming environmental catastrophe off the coast of Yemen, which, if it was to occur, would lead to an oil leak 100 times the size of the recent Mauritius spill. The source of this threat is the FSO Safer, an offshore storage vessel near the Yemeni coast, which carries over 1.1 million barrels of oil, but has not been maintained properly for years. Given this lack of maintenance, it is now at risk of either leaking or exploding. Any preventative action is complicated by the current civil war in Yemen. In this podcast, we discuss these challenges as well as potential solutions.  

On this edition of The Critical Hour, co-hosts Dr. Wilmer Leon and Garland Nixon talk to Attorney John Burris about Jacob Blake, a Black man from Wisconsin who was shot multiple times in the back by police with his kids present."Two Wisconsin police officers were on leave Monday as state authorities investigate why an African American man was shot multiple times in the back as he entered the driver's side door of an SUV, officials said" CNN reported Monday. "The man's three children - 3, 5 and 8 - were in the car, a family attorney said. Identified by the governor as Jacob Blake, the man is in serious condition and fighting for his life." Where should we be focusing our analysis right now?The New York Times reported Monday, "After Coronavirus cases surged in June and July, the number of new reported cases in the US began to level off, then drop, though the infection rate remains one of the world's highest." Is this an accurate statement?"Tennessee protesters will face harsh penalties, including losing the right to vote, as punishment for participating in protests under a law enacted by the Tennessee GOP-dominant General Assembly," Common Dreams reported on Saturday. "Right-wing Governor Bill Lee quietly signed off on the bill Thursday, AP reported." How concerned should we be about Americans' First Amendment right to peaceably assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances?There's a great piece in The Grayzone by Aaron Mate entitled "Crushing US Sanctions Devastate Syria's People and Post-War Reconstruction." It's an interview with leading Syria scholar Joshua Landis on how "crippling US sanctions are devastating Syria's people and hindering post-war reconstruction." International journalist Caleb Maupin gives his thoughts on this controversial issue.There's a piece at Antiwar.com entitled "Catapulting Russian-Meddling Propaganda," whose subhead reads, "The New York Times is leading the full-court press to improve on what it regards as Special Counsel Robert Mueller's weak-kneed effort to blame the Russians for giving us Donald Trump." What are we to make of this article?"Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi says US demand for Iran sanctions is ‘completely unreasonable,'" read a Saturday headline in the South China Morning Post. The outlet reported, "On Thursday, the US formally asked the UN to trigger the 'snapback,' a mechanism under the 2015 nuclear accord that allows a participant to restore pre-2015 sanctions on Iran, on the grounds that Tehran has significantly violated the agreement." What are we to make of this?The South China Morning Post reported Saturday that "on Friday the USS Ronald Reagan and its carrier strike group returned to the South China Sea for a series of air defense exercises after a joint drill with Japan. The US Navy also sent a destroyer, the USS Mustin, through the Taiwan Strait following the exercise with Japan in what America said was a demonstration of its commitment to a 'free and open Indo-Pacific.'" The People's Liberation Army's Eastern Theater Command, which covers the Taiwan Strait, said after the Mustin's passage that the military was monitoring US activity and was on “high alert” to protect China's territorial integrity and sovereignty, the Post noted."In the wake of the deadly port explosion in Beirut, Lebanon on August 4, many in Yemen are hoping that the world, and the United States and Saudi-led Coalition, in particular, will have gained a renewed sense of urgency in working to avoid a similar disaster off the coast of Yemen in the heavily traveled Bab al-Mandab Strait, one of the worlds' busiest international shipping lanes," MintPress News reported on August 21. "There, the FSO Safer sits roughly 25 miles northwest of Yemen's port city of Hodeida, not only threatening the poorest country in the Middle East but also posing a very real threat to all countries bordering the Red Sea and to international navigation in general." Is this hope a reality?GUESTSJohn Burris - Civil rights attorneyDr. Yolandra Hancock - Physician David Schultz - Professor of political science at Hamline University and author of "Presidential Swing States: Why Only Ten Matter"Caleb Maupin - Journalist and political analystRay McGovern - Former CIA analyst and co-founder Veteran Intelligence Professionals for PeaceScott Ritter - Former UN weapons inspector in Iraq Danny Sjursen - Retired US Army major and author of "Patriotic Dissent: America in the Age of Endless War"Elisabeth Myers - Lawyer, former editor-in-chief of Inside Arabia and democracy lead for Democrats Abroad