tanker

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On the 19th day that the oil tanker ASP Avana was stuck in the Persian Gulf, its 47-year-old captain, Rakesh Ranjan Singh, died.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

A global risk would be that Iran embraces the tolls it recently started charging for each tanker passing through the strait as a new, lucrative income stream, he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

On Sunday, the New York Times reported that the United States would allow a Russian tanker to deliver oil to Cuba this week, the nation’s first oil delivery since Jan. 9.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

A Russian oil tanker was set to deliver the first crude shipment to Cuba since January on Tuesday after Washington gave the crisis-hit island a reprieve from an effective fuel blockade.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

It was empty all the way around except for that vanishing tanker.

From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin