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World Service,27 Aug 2024,26 mins

Pentagon says tanker Sounion 'appears to be leaking oil' in the Red Sea

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The Pentagon says an oil tanker in the Red Sea which was recently attacked by Yemen's Houthi rebels is still on fire and appears to be leaking oil. The MV Delta Sounion was carrying about 1 million barrels of crude oil. Also, in the programme, Roger Hearing hears why American consumers are feeling more optimistic and asks why Estonia's justice minister wants to rent out unoccupied prison cells.

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