tanker
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Kharg Island - where one Iranian tanker was attacked in the latest round of strikes - hosts Iran's main terminal for exporting oil.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
He has turned to buying water and hauling it with a tanker truck to fill troughs for the cows.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 5, 2026
Two Filipino sailors died in one of the tanker attacks on Monday, Saudi Arabia's national shipping company said Wednesday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 2, 2026
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations center reported an incident on Monday of a tanker being struck by three unknown projectiles while completing its transit of the key waterway.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026
Kainene went often to the Directorate at Ahiara to get a water tanker, but each time she came back with a vague promise from the director.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Iran continued to fire at U.S. warships even after the U.S. struck Iranian tankers in response.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
The rebels, who have been attacking Saudi oil tankers, are trying to tighten their squeeze on the shipments, analysts say -- a lifeline for exports after Iran's blockade of Hormuz.
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
Navy vessels – and eight oil tankers it claimed were attempting to pass through a “prohibited and unsafe” part of the Strait of Hormuz.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 9, 2026
Brent crude is up 1.1% to $97.37 a barrel and WTI rises 1% to $86.29 a barrel after the U.S. hit three Iranian oil tankers over the weekend.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 7, 2026
She also saw three huge tankers, moored one behind the other, lying across their path, like tall buildings.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
