Oil tanker burns after latest attack in Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels
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Oil tanker burns after latest attack in Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthi rebels

Firefighters are struggling to control a blaze aboard a Greek-flagged tanker and oil appears to be leaking into the Red Sea after the vessel was attacked last week by Iran-backed Houthi rebels who are attempting to restrict maritime traffic through the area, Defense Department officials said Tuesday. The MV Sounion was hauling about 1 million barrels of crude oil on August 23 when it was approached by several skiffs off the coast of Yemen that launched at least three projectiles. The attack...