The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen's Tehran-backed Houthis is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, a Pentagon spokesman said on Tuesday.
Pentagon spokesman Patrick Ryder said a third party had tried to send two tugs to help salvage the Sounion, but the Houthis threatened to attack them. He said the tanker was carrying about 1 million barrels of crude oil. "These are simply reckless acts of terrorism which continue to destabilize global and regional commerce, put the lives of innocent civilian mariners at risk and imperil the vibrant maritime ecosystem in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, the Houthis' own backyard," Ryder said.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 8 km ENE of Yamato, Japan
Sudanese Health Agency: Death toll from floods and torrents rises to 138
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 42 km SE of Bandrélé, Mayotte
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - south of the Fiji Islands
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 92 km SSW of San Andrés Playa Encantada (El Podrido), Mexico
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 21 km NNE of Khorugh, Tajikistan
Earthquake of magnitude 4.7 - 106 km N of Finschhafen, Papua New Guinea
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 22 km W of Calama, Chile
1 month ago The ParkFire has burned 429,603 acres and is 85% contained.
Active Vegetation Fire incident reported in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 78 km WSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.9 - Kepulauan Babar, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 27 km E of Lamitan, Philippines
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 81 km W of Puerto Cisnes, Chile
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 100 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska
Earthquake of magnitude 5.1 - 102 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska
Earthquake of magnitude 5.0 - 109 km SSE of Sand Point, Alaska
Earthquake of magnitude 5.6 - 85 km S of Bambanglipuro, Indonesia
Sudanese media: More than 100 missing after part of Arbaat Dam collapses near Port Sudan
1 month ago 2 people injured in explosion at Omsk oil refinery, fire now at the area of 1000 square meters
New Zealand: government to reverse ban on offshore oil and gas exploration
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 37 km NW of La Ligua, Chile
Vegetation Fire 2000 block of North Park Avenue in the City of San Jacinto. Firefighters are on scene of a 15.5-acre vegetation fire that is 95% contained. No evacuations or injuries reported.
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 78 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 88 km SE of Boca de Yuma, Dominican Republic
Earthquake of magnitude 5.8 - 87 km S of Boca Chica, Panama
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 58 km W of Sines, Portugal
1 month ago AmericaFire : Forward progress of the fire has been stopped and held at approximately 5 acres. Expect for crews to remain at scene for several more hours securing control lines and mopping up
AmericaFire : Helitanker 8PJ makes a drop on the heel of the fire off American Canyon Road
1 month ago AmericaFire: CAL FIRE/Napa County Fire and local agencies are at scene of a vegetation fire in the vicinity of American Canyon Rd and I-80 in southeast Napa County. Crews are reporting the fire is approximately 1/4 acre with multiple roadside spots and two structures threatened
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - 60 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.2 - 115 km WNW of Ternate, Indonesia
Earthquake of magnitude 5.3 - 91 km W of Pangai, Tonga
Earthquake of magnitude 6.1 - 59 km W of Pangai, Tonga
Earthquake of magnitude 6.9 - 72 km W of Pangai, Tonga
Earthquake of magnitude 6.6 - 21 km SSE of Pangai, Tonga
Earthquake of magnitude 4.8 - 154 km ESE of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands