tanker

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US Central Command said on Wednesday it had shot at and disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman that was trying to break the blockade.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

Oil prices eased on hopes of improving tanker flows, though prices remain high, Phil Flynn of the Price Futures Group says in a note.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 6, 2026

Its foreign ministry earlier reported a tanker affiliated with Adnoc, its state-owned oil company, was hit in the Strait of Hormuz.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

The legacy KC-135 tanker aircraft are more than 60 years old.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

The bow wave of the tanker hit him then, a large curl of water kicking sideways from the ship.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen