tanker
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"This was very alarming," said Sanket Joshi, 40, a veteran Indian tanker captain.
From Barron's ● Aug. 21, 2026
Brent crude futures Monday climbed 2.7%, to $90.87 a barrel, after Iranian media said an oil tanker had been seized in the Strait of Hormuz.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
The Smyrtos was taken to be anchored off Weymouth after Royal Marines Commandos intercepted and boarded it in a first-of-its-kind operation to disrupt the sanctioned tanker in June.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
That could mean $3 million to $10 million in insurance costs for a single large tanker to transit, Marsh said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Even here, in the belly of an old oil tanker, there were rats, but these ones had died a long time ago.
From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi
But many whales are also identifiable by their scars, including from collisions with everything from tankers, cargo and cruise ships to fishing boats and recreational vessels.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
Local farmers have also poured in to help battle the blaze, with a ballet of tractors pulling in tankers of water drawn from a nearby lake.
From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026
But in recent weeks, Iran has taken an increasingly hard-line approach to the war, striking several tankers attempting to pass through the strait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
And despite the overall lull in the fighting, Iran fired drones at oil tankers from the United Arab Emirates, another U.S. ally, as they transited the Strait of Hormuz this month.
From Slate ● Aug. 17, 2026
Although the trade wind was blowing, the smell of gas and oil lay heavy over the Schottegat Other empty tankers were there, high out of the water, awaiting orders to sail once they had cargoes.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
