tanker

Example Sentences

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Her calculation suggests every 10% increase in tanker spot rates lifts earnings by about 5%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

At least four vessels have been targeted in suspected piracy incidents in the last week including a fishing vessel and oil tanker.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2026

It is unclear how they were able to intercept and take control of the oil tanker.

From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026

The Iranian-flagged oil tanker Dorena slipped past a U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

When David finally knew that the tanker had not seen him—that the tanker had almost hit him and still nobody had seen him, nobody had seen his light—he began to hate.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen