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
The U.S. said it had disabled that tanker, as well as a tanker near Iran’s Jask oil terminal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 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
The captain of an oil tanker that collided with a cargo ship which sank off Istanbul leaving 10 missing has been arrested along with his third-in-command on charges of negligent homicide, prosecutors said Friday.
From Barron's ● Sep. 4, 2026
But it was clear the Iranians didn’t mean to sink the tanker.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
These special permissions gave California the authority to regulate CO2 emissions and pollutants from cargo ships, oil tankers, fishing vessels, lawn mowers, chain saws, and more.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
It came after Centcom announced that on Saturday it struck three oil tankers, including one near Kharg Island, which is responsible for about 90% of the Iran’s oil exports.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 7, 2026
Iran subsequently claimed it targeted three oil tankers and several U.S.-linked vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation.
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
A correspondent for Iranian state TV in Jask in the southern province of Hormozgan said one of the tankers was empty and the second was carrying oil.
From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026
But now, all the big tankers were being held up in their ports until the submarines could be chased away.
From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor
