tanker

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Footage published by Centcom shows US marines rappelling from a helicopter on to the deck of a ship, said to be the oil tanker Celestial Sea, in the Gulf of Oman.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Just this week, the U.S. seized an Iran-linked tanker in the Indian Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

BBC Verify analysis shows key characteristics of the vessel in the footage match with Barakah, a Liberian-flagged tanker which reported being struck by unknown projectiles in early May, according to the ship's operators.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Only one liquefied natural gas tanker carrying Qatari gas to Pakistan crossed, on May 12.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

Out on the tidal flats lay a tanker half careened.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy