The European Union's Operation Aspides naval force began an urgent salvage operation to tow the burning oil tanker Sounion in the southern Red Sea to safety, with hopes of preventing an environmental disaster. "The salvage of the MV SOUNION is a complex operation and consists of various phases. The tug boats have successfully connected to the vessel and the towing of the MV SOUNION to a safe location is in progress," EU's naval mission in the Red Sea, Aspides, wrote in an X post on Sunday. Update on the MV SOUNION…
