THE YEMEN PETROLEUM COMPANY (YPC) has accused what it termed “the Saudi-United States coalition” of causing more deaths in the country by seizing control of ships carrying oil into the strategic port of Hudaydah.

In today’s statement the company accused the coalition of piracy by continuing to hold four oil vessels, including gas tankers.

“We call for an end to the piracy and arbitrary conduct of the US-led war-coalition countries in their continuous seizure of ships carrying petroleum products and preventing them from entering the port of Hudaydah,” it said.