SOCOTRA-SABA

Local authority of Socotra Archipelagos ordered urgent measures to unload oil ship grounded off coast the island. The ship is reported to have been laden with 500 tons of diesel.

A meeting held Wednesday chaired by deputy governor of Socotra aimed to decide necessary measures to discharge the ship prior the arrival of a tropical storm expected to reach the archipelagos within a couple of days.

Tracks will be used to carry out the diesel shipment into the oil tanks owned by ship owner corporate.