tanker
Example Sentences
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That would be the third tanker subject to interception under the blockade.
From Los Angeles Times
The US military has seized two oil tankers this month, including one on Saturday.
From BBC
The fresh approach has been seen in recent days by the Coast Guard’s pursuit of the Bella 1, a sanctioned oil tanker whose crew refused to be boarded on Sunday.
Oil futures settled higher as the U.S. stepped up actions to enforce a blockade of tankers entering or leaving Venezuela, and Ukraine continued strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure.
Days earlier, US forces seized the M/T Skipper, a so-called "ghost" tanker transporting over a million barrels of Venezuelan oil, reportedly destined for Cuba.
From Barron's
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