UN Raises $33 Million, Far Short of Target to Salvage Yemen Tanker

cairo - A United Nations' pledging conference raised $33 million on Wednesday, far short of funds needed for a salvage operation of a decaying tanker full of oil moored off the coast of Yemen, a ship whose demise could cause an environmental disaster.

The U.N. had originally sought $144 million - including $80 million to transfer the more than 1 million barrels of crude oil onboard the FSO Safer to storage within