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  1. “I would like to recognize the top five donors for their role in advocating for the FSO SAFER operation and also in assisting us with mobilizing resources from both Member States and the private sector. They include Saudi Arabia, the Netherlands, Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom. We are thankful to all 23 Member States, plus the European Union, for their generous funding, but we still need another $25 million, in large part to repay the $20 million that we have borrowed from the Central Emergency Relief Fund. With the Council’s continued support, I am confident that the project to put an end to that environmental, humanitarian and economic threat will be a success.”

    2023-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9370 (2023) · source

  2. “The International Maritime Organization, the United Nations Environment Programme, UNESCO and the World Food Programme have provided invaluable expertise. The Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs provided $20 million in bridging finance from the Central Emergency Response Fund, which gave UNDP sufficient liquidity to start the operation that is now under way. On the ground, the project has received operational support from the United Nations Mission to support the Hudaydah Agreement, the United Nations Department of Safety and Security and other members of the United Nations country team, including the United Nations Population Fund.”

    2023-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9370 (2023) · source

  3. “With a current estimated budget of $143 million, of which the United Nations has raised $118 million from generous Member States, including eight members around this table; the private sector; and the general public, which has contributed $300,000 through a crowdfunding campaign. The broad coalition working to prevent the catastrophe includes environmental groups such as Greenpeace and, here in Yemen, Holm Akhdar, showing once again the breadth of the coalition. The Secretary- General has placed great importance on resolving the issue of the FSO SAFER tanker and has directed the United Nations system to fully support the project. UNDP has worked tirelessly to secure and manage the wide range of maritime expertise needed to conduct the complex and high-risk operation, not to mention the 320-meter replacement vessel.”

    2023-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9370 (2023) · source

  4. “I also want to recognize and thank the Government of Yemen for its full support to this operation. In February 2022, the internationally recognized Government confirmed to me in Aden its support for the plan. It pledged $5 million towards the operation, making it the sixth largest donor to this operation. The political and financial support have been critical to the success of the project, and I really want to thank the Government of Yemen for its support for the political, financial and technical support we have receive through the planning and implementation of this project. The Security Council has remained seized of the situation of the FSO SAFER tanker over several years. The attention and unity of the Council on that issue has helped propel us to where we are today.”

    2023-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9370 (2023) · source

  5. “It will moor alongside the FSO SAFER and should begin taking on the oil by early next week. Once the transfer starts, it will take approximately two weeks to complete. The completion of the ship-to-ship transfer of the oil will be a moment when the whole world can heave a sigh of relief. The worst-case humanitarian, environmental and economic catastrophe from a massive oil spill will have been prevented. But it will not be the end of the operation. The next critical step after the oil transfer will include the delivery and instalment of a catenary anchor leg mooring (CALM), otherwise known as a CALM buoy, to which the replacement vessel will safely be installed. The CALM buoy needs to be in place by September of this year, as currents and winds become more dangerous as we enter the month of October.”

    2023-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9370 (2023) · source

  6. “The Committee provides access, security and technical support and has maintained a high level of coordination and cooperation with the United Nations team in Al-Hudaydah and the salvage team. Even when there were miscommunications or misunderstandings, which are inevitable in a sensitive security environment such as this, the Committee acted quickly to de-escalate and resolve them. I am pleased to report to the Council that the authorities in Sana’a provided authorization today for the oil transfer from the FSO SAFER to the replacement vessel. I want to acknowledge the overall cooperation received so far from the Committee and the authorities in Sana’a in the implementation of the project. The replacement vessel, the Nautica, is preparing to sail from Djibouti.”

    2023-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9370 (2023) · source

  7. “The upcoming oil transfer still presents a residual risk, but the United Nations and its partners have put in place a crisis management team, based in Al-Hudaydah, and assembled the expertise and equipment required to respond if there is an incident. Shortly after the Ndeavor’s arrival, the authorities here in Sana’a wrote to me to affirm their full support of the operation, including a waiver of all fees associated with it. The Safer Exploration and Production Operations Company’s skeleton crew currently aboard the FSO SAFER is working closely with the salvage team. In line with the 5 March 2022 memorandum of understanding, the Safer Technical Committee, based in Al-Hudaydah, continues to effectively facilitate the operation.”

    2023-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9370 (2023) · source

  8. “That means that the vessel can be moored alongside the Nautica for a cleaner, faster transfer of the oil. It also includes the pumping of inert gas into the oil cargo tanks to significantly reduce the risk of fire or explosion and continual testing to ensure the atmosphere remains at a safe level; the preparation of portable transfer pumps and the rigging of hoses and valves and the repairs of the FSO SAFER’s manifold through which the oil will flow during the operation; and the pre-positioning of equipment required for the transfer of the oil but also oil spill response equipment if necessary. SMIT Salvage has certified to UNDP that the oil transfer can proceed, with the level of risk within an acceptable range. Thus, the FSO SAFER is fully stabilized for the ship-to-ship transfer of the oil.”

    2023-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9370 (2023) · source

  9. “Mr. Gressly: I would like to start today with a progress report on the United Nations operation to prevent a catastrophic oil spill from the decaying FSO SAFER. Since the salvage ship Ndeavor arrived at the FSO SAFER site on 30 May, SMIT Salvage, the Boskalis subsidiary contracted by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), has done everything possible to stabilize the decaying FSO SAFER and prepare it for the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil. Just some of the work that I have witnessed over the past five weeks includes the inspection of each part of the vessel and thorough structural assessments of the hull, confirming that, despite decay, the hull thickness levels are more than sufficient to withstand forces generated during the oil transfer.”

    2023-07-10 · UN Security Council · Security Council, S/PV.9370 (2023) · source