A risky operation to salvage an oil tanker attacked by Houthi militants in the Red Sea and avert what could have been one of the largest oil spills in recorded history has been completed, British maritime security company Ambrey and Greece have said.

The MV Sounion carrying one million barrels of crude oil was struck in August and later sabotaged with explosives by the Houthis as part of their solidarity campaign with Hamas over the war in Gaza.Vi

An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea after being attacked by Houthi rebels and threatening a massive oil spill has been salvaged, a security firm said Friday, after months of work.

The recovery of the oil tanker Sounion, which was attacked and badly damaged by the Yemeni Houthi militia in the Red Sea last year, has been successfully completed, according to a security service provider.

An oil tanker that burned for weeks in the Red Sea after being attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels and threatening a massive oil spill has been salvaged, a security firm says.