Cypriot-Flagged Vessel Arrives at Rusting Oil Tanker off Yemen’s Coast as Salvage Operation Begins

CAIRO (AP) — The first technical salvage vessel arrived Tuesday near the rusting Safer oil tanker floating off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen, the United Nations said. The arrival of Ndeavor, which set off from neighboring Djibouti on Monday, marks the first step of an estimated four- to six-week U.N. operation aiming to avert a major oil spill from the tanker, representatives from the international body announced. Experts say the tanker poses a major environmental threat. A team of...