国际英语资讯:UN preparing team to visit derelict oil tanker off Yemen
<p><span word="UNITED">UNITED</span> <span word="NATIONS">NATIONS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 13-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neglected">neglected</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="spill">spill</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1.1 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="barrels">barrels</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="crude">crude</span> <span word="oil">oil</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Monday">Monday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="facto">facto</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Yemen">Yemen</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="officially">officially</span> <span word="communicated">communicated</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="approval">approval</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="led">led</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="mission">mission</span> <span word="onboard">onboard</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Safer">Safer</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="coast">coast</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ras">Ras</span> <span word="Issa">Issa</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Stephane">Stephane</span> <span word="Dujarric">Dujarric</span>, <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span>-<span word="General">General</span> <span word="Antonio">Antonio</span> <span word="Guterres">Guterres</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> "<span word="local">local</span> <span word="de">de</span> <span word="facto">facto</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>" <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houthi">Houthi</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="controlling">controlling</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="embattled">embattled</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="northern">northern</span> <span word="area">area</span>.</p><p>"<span word="We">We</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ensure">ensure</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="technical">technical</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="deploy">deploy</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="assess">assess</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="condition">condition</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="undertake">undertake</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span>," <span word="Dujarric">Dujarric</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="virtual">virtual</span> <span word="briefing">briefing</span>.</p><p><span word="After">After</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="assessment">assessment</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="feasible">feasible</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="repairs">repairs</span>, <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="advise">advise</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="remaining">remaining</span> <span word="measures">measures</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="spill">spill</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="catastrophic">catastrophic</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Yemeni">Yemeni</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="environment">environment</span>, <span word="bordering">bordering</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="communities">communities</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="international">international</span> <span word="maritime">maritime</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="May">May</span>, <span word="water">water</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="engine">engine</span> <span word="room">room</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="permanently">permanently</span> <span word="anchored">anchored</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="disaster">disaster</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="temporary">temporary</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="applied">applied</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tanker">tanker</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="served">served</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="floating">floating</span> <span word="oil">oil</span> <span word="storage">storage</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offloading">offloading</span> <span word="vessel">vessel</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="moored">moored</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Red">Red</span> <span word="Sea">Sea</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="crew">crew</span> <span word="deserted">deserted</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Houthi">Houthi</span> <span word="rebels">rebels</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="area">area</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="five">five</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p>
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