Iran Oil Tanker

• Iran briefly seizes oil tanker near Strait of Hormuz, U.S. says

  The Iranian navy held the vessel for some five hours before releasing it Wednesday, said a U.S. military official who spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity to discuss details not yet made public.

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  Aug 13, 2020
  
• Iran says oil tanker struck by 2 missiles off Saudi Arabia coast

  Oil prices spiked by 2 per cent on the news.

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  Oct 11, 2019
  
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• Iranian oil tanker pursued by U.S. turns off tracker near coast of Syria

  The disappearance of the Adrian Darya 1, formerly known as the Grace 1, follows a pattern of Iranian oil tankers turning off their Automatic Identification System to try and mask where they deliver their cargo amid U.S. sanctions targeting Iran's energy industry.

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  Sep 3, 2019
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• Captain of Iranian supertanker no longer wants the job, says his lawyer

  In early July, Tehran seized the British-flagged oil tanker Stena Impero in apparent retaliation for the detention of the Grace 1.

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  Aug 16, 2019
• Iraq’s oil ministry says it has no connection to oil tanker seized by Iran

  Iraq's oil ministry said on Sunday it has no connection with an oil tanker seized by Iran in the Gulf for smuggling fuel, Iraqi News Agency reported.

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  Aug 4, 2019
• Iran’s seizure of British tanker an ‘act of state piracy,’ U.K. says

  The meeting sought how to secure shipping in the sensitive region, which is vital to the world's oil supply.

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  Jul 22, 2019
• Iranian oil tanker in East China Sea could burn for a month

  The stricken Iranian oil tanker in the East China Sea could burn for as long as one month.

  Jan 9, 2018
• Huge oil tanker off China’s coast on fire, at risk of exploding

  An oil tanker that caught fire after colliding with a freighter off China’s east coast is at risk of exploding and sinking.

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  Jan 8, 2018