Oil tanker - Wikipedia
WEBAn oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products. There are two basic types of oil tankers: crude tankers and product tankers. [1] Crude tankers move large quantities of unrefined crude oil from its point of extraction to refineries. [1]
Salvagers launch new attempt to tow an oil tanker blown up by …
WEBSep 14, 2024 · This photo released by the European Union’s Operation Aspides shows warships attached to the mission escorting salvage ships in the Red Sea on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024. A new attempt has begun to try to salvage an oil tanker burning in the Red Sea after attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, a European Union naval mission said Saturday.
Houthis Strike Two More Crude Tankers in the Red Sea, Another Tanker …
WEBSep 3, 2024 · The Yemen-based Houthis attacked crude oil tankers Panama-flagged M/V Blue Lagoon I, owned by a Panamanian company and operated by a Greek one, and M/V Amjad, a Saudi-flagged, owned and operated ship, on Sept.2, according to a Central Command release Monday night.
Burning Oil Tanker in Red Sea Is Towed to Safety
WEB4 days ago · A Greek oil tanker that was stuck in the Red Sea since it was attacked by the Houthi militia group last month has been towed to safety without incident, the European Union’s naval mission said ...
Understanding Design Of Oil Tanker Ships - Marine Insight
WEBSep 14, 2021 · Tankers have been one of the oldest types of merchant ships; the need for these vessels arising due to heterogeneous distribution of natural oil reserves and liquid chemicals around the globe. The most common types …
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea: Oil tanker appears to be leaking oil ...
WEBAug 28, 2024 · The Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Sounion that was recently attacked by Yemen’s Houthis is still on fire in the Red Sea and now appears to be leaking oil, a Pentagon spokesman said on...
Salvagers abandon effort to tow burning oil tanker in the Red Sea ...
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Salvagers abandoned an effort to tow away a burning oil tanker in the Red Sea targeted by Yemen’s Houthi rebels as it “was not safe to proceed,” a European Union naval mission said Tuesday. Read More.
How the UN ended up rescuing a stranded vessel in the Red Sea
WEBJul 26, 2023 · A 47-year-old tanker rusting off the Yemeni coast in the Red Sea is the scene of a delicate UN-led operation to transfer a million barrels of crude and avoid the fifth largest oil spill in...
Crew Rescued, but Oil Tanker Attacked in Red Sea Is …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · The crew of a Greek-flagged oil tanker that came under gun and missile attack in the Red Sea has been rescued after being forced to evacuate the vessel into a lifeboat, a European Union naval...
Burning Houthi-hit oil tanker set for fresh rescue effort
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Burning Houthi-hit oil tanker set for fresh rescue effort. Specialist salvage teams are set to renew efforts to remove a blazing oil tanker that’s been stuck in the Red Sea for over three weeks ...
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