Al-Adrai to Al Mayadeen: Saudi-led coalition seizes 4th fuel ship

By Al Mayadeen English
Source: Al Mayadeen
23 Jul 2022 08:09
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In a violation of the renewed truce, the Saudi coalition seizes four oil ships and prevents them from reaching Al-Hudaydah port.

The executive director of the Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC), Ammar Al-Adrai,

The executive director of the Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC), Ammar Al-Adrai, said that the company organized a sit-in in front of the UN envoy's office and issued a statement condemning the continuation of piracy in the Red Sea on fuel ships imported into Al-Hudaydah and forcibly detaining them off the coast of Jizan.

Al-Adrai confirmed that BSS Energy, carrying 30,000 tons of diesel, was detained and forcibly taken to Jizan's coast.

“The total number of seized ships is four ships, including two diesel ships, a petrol ship, and a gas ship”, he added.

“Different services sectors most notably health and electricity participated with us in the protest," Al-Adrai continued, "due to fuel shortage due to ongoing piracy by the US-led Saudi coalition."

Commenting on the UN envoy's statements, in which he stated that "26 ships were released," by saying that 24 ships out of 36 arrived at Al-Hudaydah during the truce, questioning: “why are four ships now detained off the coast of Jizan?"

It is worth noting that the UN-brokered armistice between the Saudi-led coalition and the Sanaa government entered into force on April 2nd. The UN special envoy to Yemen, Hans Grundberg had announced that "under this truce, all offensive military operations, by land, air, and sea, will cease."

He explained that the terms of the armistice agreement include facilitating the entry of 18 ships carrying fuel to the ports of Al-Hudaydah, allowing two flights to and from Sanaa's airport every week.

Yet despite the agreement, Al-Adrai revealed that all ships imported during the first and second armistice periods were delayed, and all ships were subjected to piracy and detention.

It is also worth noting that the Sanaa government repeatedly expressed its dismay at the Saudi side’s failure to implement the terms of the armistice.

The top Yemeni figure has further warned that most vital sectors, particularly the health sector, are under threat of suspension, while work has been disrupted in many products and service sectors, as fuel ships are being detained off the coast of Jizan by the US-led Saudi coalition.