Saudis seize two more ships bound for Yemen with total of 51 tons of fuel

Saudis seize two more ships bound for Yemen with total of 51 tons of fuel

The Yemeni Petroleum Company (YPC) in Sana’a announced on Thursday that the US-backed Saudi-led coalition has seized two oil ships carrying more than 51 tons of mazout and diesel.

The official spokesman for the company, Essam al-Mutawakil, said on his Twitter account that the two detained ships belong to private sector factories.

The first ship is FOS Power, carrying 30,056 tons of mazout and diesel, and the other is Carpe Diem II, carrying 21,282 tons of diesel, he added.

Al-Mutawakil indicated that the coalition prevented the two ships from reaching the port of Hodeidah, despite the fact that these ships had been inspected and given entry permits by the UN Verification and Inspection Mechanism.