Sullom Voe welcomes crude-oil tanker described as largest seen in harbour for several years
Sullom Voe has welcomed a supertanker that’s been described as one of the “largest vessels” seen in the harbour for several years.
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Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz, says US
The Iranian navy has boarded and briefly seized a Liberian-flagged oil tanker near the strategic Strait of Hormuz amid heightened tensions between Tehran and the US, an American military official said.
Yemen rebels send repair team to prevent leak from stricken oil tanker
Yemen’s Houthi rebels say they’ve sent a maintenance team to repair an ageing oil tanker laden with more than 1 million barrels that the United Nations and environmental groups see as a threat to marine life in the Red Sea.
China tanker explosion kills 19, injures 189
A liquefied gas tanker exploded on a highway in southeastern China on Saturday, killing 19 people and injuring at least 189 others, authorities said.
Nigeria yet to make contact with pirates holding oil tanker crew
Nigerian security forces have mounted an intensive search for pirates who raided an oil super tanker off it’s coast and seized 19 crew members but have so far not made any contact with the hostage takers, the West African country’s maritime agency said.
US-pursued oil tanker to sell off £100m crude to ‘unnamed’ buyer
The 2.1 million barrels of crude oil aboard a tanker pursued by the US has been sold to an unnamed buyer, an Iranian government spokesman has said.
US threatens sanctions after Gibraltar court releases Iranian tanker
The U.S. is gravely disappointed with the U.K. after a Gibraltar court allowed the release of an Iranian tanker suspected of hauling oil to Syria, and threatened sanctions against ports, banks and anyone else who does business with the ship or its crew, two administration officials said.
UK oil tanker release reports ‘untrue’, Gibraltar official claims
A senior official in Gibraltar has denied reports that an Iranian tanker seized near the British overseas territory is poised to be released.
Stena concerned about welfare of crew on tanker detained by Iran
The owner of a British tanker seized by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz earlier this month raised concerns about the safety of the crew still on board.
Trump says US ship downed Iran drone but Tehran denies it
President Donald Trump said the U.S. “immediately destroyed” an Iranian drone that approached the USS Boxer near the Strait of Hormuz, though officials in Tehran denied losing one.
Iran forces seize foreign vessel `smuggling fuel’
Iran's state TV is reporting that the country's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces have seized a foreign oil tanker accused of smuggling oil.
Iran’s leader vows response to British ‘piracy’
Iran's top leader has said his country will retaliate over the seizure of an Iranian tanker by British authorities.
BP oil tanker shelters in Persian Gulf on fear of Iran retaliation
An oil tanker run by BP Plc is being kept inside the Persian Gulf in fear it could be seized by Iran in a tit-for-tat response to the arrest by Gibraltar last week of a vessel hauling the Islamic Republic’s crude.
UK marines seize oil tanker, causing diplomatic row with Iran
British special forces seized a supertanker off Gibraltar carrying Iranian oil to Syria in violation of European and U.S. sanctions against the war-torn country.
Royal Marines seize Syria-bound oil tanker in Gibraltar
An oil tanker thought to be carrying Iranian oil to Syria has been detained by Royal Marines in Gibraltar.
Italy blames ‘pirates’ after Malta foils hijack of oil tanker that rescued migrants
Italy's hardline interior minister has branded the migrants who hijacked a tanker as pirates while aid groups blamed European Union policy for the incident which was ended by the intervention of a Maltese special operations team.
Police, firefighters and paramedics called to oil tanker accident
Police, firefighters and paramedics have been called to an accident in an Angus town.
Dozens of crew members missing after oil tanker collides with freighter
An Iranian oil tanker has collided with a bulk freighter and caught fire off China's eastern coast, leaving its entire crew of 32 missing, most of them Iranians, authorities said.
Pakistan oil tanker overturns and explodes, killing 148
The death toll from an oil tanker fire in Pakistan has risen to 148, with dozens more in a critical condition, a rescue official said.
Families plead for Somali pirates to release oil tanker crew
Families of the eight Sri Lankan crew members held captive by Somali pirates on an oil tanker have pleaded for the men to be released unharmed, while the pirates demanded a ransom.
Oil tanker hijacked by pirates off Somalia
Pirates have hijacked an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia in the first attack on a large commercial vessel there since 2012.
Oil tanker market braces for worst year since ’13 as OPEC cuts
Oil-hauling supertankers are bracing for the worst earnings year since 2013 as they become collateral damage in OPEC’s quest to trim a global glut of crude.
Death toll from Pakistani oil tanker blast rises to 17
Pakistani firefighters said the death toll has risen to at least 17 people after a fire from a decommissioned oil tanker.
Tanker with disputed Libyan oil returns to country for unloading
A tanker with oil from eastern Libya returned with its cargo to the North African country after the United Nations blacklisted the shipment, amid an escalating struggle between the nation’s rival governments for control of its crude wealth.
Oil tanker rescues stranded migrants
Svein Kvalavaag, the captain of the Norwegian Siem Pilot vessel, said yesterday that he picked up 671 from two wooden boats north of the Libyan capital, Tripoli. Late last night, he was asked to take 99 more migrants who had been rescued by a Russian tanker. Mr Kvalavaag told the Norwegian industry site www.maritime.no that the 770 people included 140 women, of whom three were pregnant, and 45 children. They were all taken to the southern Italian island of Sicily.