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Fires broke out on Friday on a Greek-flagged oil tanker this week, with the vessel now appearing to be adrift in the Red Sea, authorities said on Friday. It wasn’t immediately clear what happened to the oil tanker Sounion after it was abandoned by its crew on Thursday and reportedly put at anchor. The Houthis didn’t immediately acknowledge the fire, but they have been conducting a months-long campaign against shipping in the Red Sea over the ongoing Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip. The attacks have disrupted a trade route that typically sees one trillion euros’ worth in goods pass through i…