The Greek-flagged tanker ‘Sounion’ has successfully extinguished all 18 fires that had been burning on board. The firefighting effort was completed on Sunday, October 6.

According to sources from the Ministry of Shipping, a specialized rescue team of 27 members, supported by the Aegean Pelagos lifeboat, carried out the operation.

To recap, the tanker was attacked by the Houthi armed group in the Red Sea on August 21, leading to the fires that persisted until they were finally put out recently.

The Sounion is now being towed by the salvage ship “Aegean Sea” to Suez, where the transfer of the 150,000 tons of Iraqi crude oil it was carrying will take place.