oil tankers

Finland charges officers of Russia-linked ship that damaged undersea cables

By Associated Press

Finnish authorities say they have charged the captain and two senior officers of a Russia-linked vessel that damaged undersea cables last year between Finland and Estonia.

Burning oil tanker safely towed away from Yemen after rebel attacks, EU says

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The two events show the challenges still looming for the world as it tries to mitigate a monthslong campaign by the rebels over the Israel-Hamas war raging in the Gaza Strip.

Shippers warned to avoid Iranian waters amid elevated U.S.-Iran tensions

By Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East on Saturday warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized.

Iran oil tanker struck by missiles near Saudi Arabia, officials say

By Nasser Karimi, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Iranian state television said the explosion damaged two storerooms aboard the oil tanker and caused an oil leak into the Red Sea.

Iran releases British oil tanker held since July

By Nasser Karimi, Associated Press

The tanker has been held outside the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas since its July 19 seizure.

Iranian tanker the U.S. tried to seize heads toward Greece

By Ciaran Giles, Associated Press

The vessel left Gibraltar after having been detained for a month in the British overseas territory for allegedly attempting to breach European Union sanctions on Syria.

Gibraltar frees Iranian oil tanker that U.S. sought to seize

By Aritz Parra, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

The tanker's release could potentially defuse tensions between London and Tehran as a British-flagged tanker remains held by the Islamic Republic.

Police say 62 killed in Tanzania fuel tanker explosion

By Associated Press

At least 70 more people were reported to be injured when a damaged tanker truck exploded in eastern Tanzania on Saturday.

Iran state TV: Revolutionary Guard seizes oil tanker and 12 crew members

By Nasser Karimi, Aya Batrawy, Associated Press

The seizure is the latest in a series of dramatic developments as tensions mount between the United States and Iran.

Gibraltar detains supertanker with Iranian oil, believed to be Syria-bound

By Aritz Parra, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press

Authorities in Gibraltar said they intercepted an Iranian supertanker Thursday that was believed to be breaching European Union sanctions by carrying a shipment of Tehran's crude oil to war-ravaged Syria.