tanker

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Footage published by Centcom shows US marines rappelling from a helicopter on to the deck of a ship, said to be the oil tanker Celestial Sea, in the Gulf of Oman.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

BBC Verify analysis shows key characteristics of the vessel in the footage match with Barakah, a Liberian-flagged tanker which reported being struck by unknown projectiles in early May, according to the ship's operators.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

Only one liquefied natural gas tanker carrying Qatari gas to Pakistan crossed, on May 12.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

A day earlier, a Chinese tanker had been allowed to transit through the strait in what Iran said was an agreement to allow some Chinese ships to pass.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

The tanker came from Athens, from Athens across the Atlantic and down the length of the Mediterranean Sea.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt