Posts Tagged ‘tanker’

$32M U.S. reaper drone SHOT DOWN near Yemen; U.K. tanker destroyed on the SAME DAY

(NaturalNews) It was a rough start to the week for the United States and its Western allies in the Red Sea after Yemeni Houthis claimed responsibility for downing… Source

Houthis Set Oil Tanker Ablaze While Biden Tries to Woo China

JANUARY 27, 2024 Source MIKE WHITNEY  On Friday, Houthi militants fired an anti-ship ballistic missile from mainland Yemen striking a British oil tanker and setting it ablaze. “US Central Command said the Marlin Luanda had issued a distress call and reported damage” but no casualties were reported. The attack represents a significant escalation in the […]

India Deploys Three Warships To Waters Near Iran After Tanker Attack

Via The Cradle, The Indian Navy has deployed three guided missile destroyers to the Arabian Sea in response to an alleged drone attack on an Israeli-linked chemical tanker last week. New Delhi also uses long-range maritime patrol aircraft for “domain awareness,” the defense ministry reported Monday night. On Saturday, the Liberian-flagged MV Chem Pluto, a […]

Attackers Seize Israel-Linked Tanker Off Coast Of Yemen

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Attackers seized a tanker linked to Israel off the coast of Yemen on Sunday, authorities said. While no group immediately claimed responsibility, it comes as at least two other maritime attacks in recent days have been linked to the Israel-Hamas war. The attackers seized the Liberian-flagged Central Park, managed […]

Pentagon Sends Thousands Of Marines To Deter Iran Tanker Seizures In Persian Gulf

Pentagon Sends Thousands Of Marines To Deter Iran Tanker Seizures In Persian Gulf In a major development the Pentagon has confirmed it is sending a new deployment of Marines to the Middle East region as tensions with Iran heat up.  Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said late Thursday the new forces, along with warships, are being sent in […]

Israel accuses Iran of attacking tanker Carrying Stolen Palestinian Oil off Oman using same kind of kamikaze drone sent by Tehran to help Russia pound Ukraine

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Oil Tanker Blocks Suez Canal for Several Hours

An oil tanker ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday, blocking the global waterway for several hours before it was refloated, according to the Suez Canal Authority. The canal is the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia and is accountable for about 15 percent of world shipping traffic. George Safwat, a spokesman for Suez […]

Oil Tanker Blocks Suez Canal for Several Hours

An oil tanker ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday, blocking the global waterway for several hours before it was refloated, according to the Suez Canal Authority. The canal is the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia and is accountable for about 15 percent of world shipping traffic. George Safwat, a spokesman for Suez […]

Oil Tanker Blocks Suez Canal for Several Hours

An oil tanker ran aground in Egypt’s Suez Canal on Wednesday, blocking the global waterway for several hours before it was refloated, according to the Suez Canal Authority. The canal is the shortest shipping route between Europe and Asia and is accountable for about 15 percent of world shipping traffic. George Safwat, a spokesman for Suez […]

Yemen’s HSA pledges $1.2m to UN drive to avert tanker oil spill

Yemen’s HSA Group, on Thursday, became the first private entity to pledge funds for a United Nations operation to avoid an oil spill from a tanker stranded off the coast of Yemen, as the UN urgently tries to secure an initial requirement of $80 million, Reuters reports. The international organisation, which has so far raised […]

20 Killed in Pakistan When Speeding Bus Hits Oil Tanker

LAHORE, Pakistan—A speeding bus collided with an oil tanker in Pakistan, killing 20 people in a fiery crash overnight, police and rescue officials said on Tuesday. “Three buses were racing. One of them rammed into an oil tanker,” police official Imran Shaukat told Reuters, describing the incident on a motorway near the central city of […]

Oil tanker explodes in Sierra Leone

An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital, killing at least 92 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said Saturday. The explosion took place late Friday after a bus struck the tanker in Wellington, a suburb just to the east of Freetown. The […]

Exploding Oil Tanker Kills At Least 92 In Sierra Leone

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) — An oil tanker exploded near Sierra Leone’s capital, killing at least 92 people and severely injuring dozens of others after large crowds gathered to collect leaking fuel, officials and witnesses said Saturday. The explosion took place late Friday after a bus struck the tanker in Wellington, a suburb just to […]

US-Saudi Aggression Adds Yemenis’ Suffering by Detaining another Fuel Tanker

Nov 4, 2021 By Staff, Al-Masirah The coalition of aggression, led by the United States and Saudi Arabia, is still detaining 29k tons of diesel bound to Yemen, the Yemeni oil Ministry reported. In the same context, the spokesman of the Yemen Petroleum Company, Essam al-Mutwakel, stated that US-Saudi aggression detained “Sea Line” ship and […]

IRG Thwarts US Navy Attempt to Pirate Iranian Oil Tanker

Posted on November 3, 2021 by fada1 Nov 3, 2021 By Staff, Agencies Navy Force of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard [IRG] thwarted the US navy’s attempt to pirate Iranian oil in the Oman Sea. The recent confrontation follows the unprofessional behavior of the US warship in the southern waters of the country, which was met […]

At least 28 killed in fuel tanker explosion in Lebanon

A warehouse where fuel was illegally stored exploded in northern Lebanon on Sunday morning, killing at least 28 people and burning dozens. It’s the latest tragedy to hit the Mediterranean country in the throes of a devastating economic and political crisis. It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion near the border with Syria. […]

Was the Tanker Attack an Israeli False Flag?

By Philip Giraldi In the United States we now live under a government that largely operates in secret, headed by an executive that ignores the constitutional separation of powers and backed by a legislature that is more interested in social engineering than in benefitting the American people. The US, together with its best friend and […]

Tanker underway again after ‘potential hijacking’ near UAE ends

Boarders have left a tanker believed to have been seized off the coast of the United Arab Emirates, the Royal Navy reported on Wednesday morning. Three maritime security forces had told Reuters on Tuesday that the Asphalt Princess tanker had been seized by suspected Iranian-backed forces, which Iran denied. Shipping authority Lloyd’s List and maritime […]

Iran Behind Strike on Israeli-Managed Tanker?

By Stephen Lendman Source On July 30, Israeli-owned Zodiac Maritime said an attack on the Liberian-flagged Japanese-owned Mercer Street tanker it manages killed two crew members onboard. The incident occurred in the Arabian Sea off the coast of Oman. According to Tehran-based Al-Alam News, attacking the Mercer Street was in response to Israeli aggression on […]

EXPLOSIONS ROCK TANKER ANCHORED OFF SYRIA’S COAST (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

Posted on May 9, 2021 by martyrashrakat ٍSouth Front On May 9 afternoon, two explosions rocked a tanker anchored of the coast of Syria’s Banias, where the country’s main oil terminal is located. The explosions were heard all over Banias. Locals shared footage showing two dark clouds of smoke rising from the tanker’s surface. Nevertheless, […]

Another ‘Mystery Explosion’ Has Hit An Oil Tanker Off Syria’s Coast

An oil tanker off Syria’s Mediterranean port of Banias has been hit with an explosion Sunday, resulting in a fire on board which was reportedly extinguished soon after. There were reportedly no casualties, but subsequent photographs showed large plumes of black smoke rising above the tanker, which may have been engaged in offloading its cargo. […]

Continuing the Story of the Hijacked Tanker and Frozen Funds

In early 2021, we wrote about the Iranian seizure of a South Korean tanker and how this precedent actually demonstrates a number of unresolved problems, most notably the problem of Iranian assets in South Korean banks intended to pay for Iranian crude oil imports and frozen because of US sanctions. Recall:  Iran has repeatedly urged Seoul […]

Iran army chief threatens to ‘teach Israel a good lesson’ after tanker targeted

Iran’s Armed Forces chief Mohammad Bagheri on Sunday threatened to “teach Israel a very good lesson,” appearing to hint the Jewish state was behind an attack on an Iranian tanker off Syria’s coast over the weekend, but stopping short of blaming Jerusalem directly for the incident. Bagheri told reporters: “We don’t announce anything about the […]

Iranian fuel tanker attacked by drone, Israel suspected

An Iranian tanker was reportedly attacked off the Syrian coast on Saturday, according to the British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. It was unclear what had happened, as Iran media was slow to report details. However, the Syrian state media did quote an oil ministry member as saying a fire took place on “what was […]

Fire Extinguished on Oil Tanker off Syria After Suspected Drone Attack

Smoke rises from a tanker off the coastal city of Baniyas, Syria, in this handout picture released on April 24, 2021. Photo: SANA/Handout via REUTERS Syria’s oil ministry said firefighters on Saturday put out a fire on an oil tanker off the Baniyas refinery after a suspected attack by a drone coming from the direction […]

Drone hits Iranian tanker near Syria, reports say

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‘DRONE ATTACK’ leaves Iranian tanker ablaze off Syrian coast – reports

A suspected drone attack left an oil tanker ablaze off the coast of Syria, the country’s state media said. The tanker was reportedly of Iranian origin. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze, which threatened one of the vessel’s tanks, the Syrian Arab news agency reported on Saturday. Also on rt.com Iran exports 500,000 barrels of oil […]

Tanker released by Suez might be damaged, warns Egypt official

Cargo ship Ever Given might have suffered some damage after being wedged for a week at the Suez Canal’s shoreline, an Egyptian official warned yesterday. The former chairman of the state-run Suez Canal Authority (SCA), Mohab Mamish, told Youm7 that the tanker might undergo “some repair and maintenance operations on its front tail, which had […]

Israel rules out Greek tanker as suspect in Mediterranean oil spill

Browse > Home / News / Israel rules out Greek tanker as suspect in Mediterranean oil spill March 1, 2021 by JNS Read on for article The Greek tanker Minerva Helen was not the source of the tons of toxic tar that washed up on Israel’s shores last weekend, Israel’s Environmental Protection Ministry announced on Sunday. […]

Israel: Greek tanker ruled out as source of massive oil spill

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