Supertanker, Still on Fire, Towed From Sri Lanka Coast; No Signs of Oil Leak September 4, 2020 By Arjuna Ranuwana and Waruna Karunatilake Sri Lanka began towing a fully loaded supertanker that had caught fire off its east coast after it began drifting...
Ship in Black Sea Fire Was Denied Port Entry over U.S. Sanctions Risk: Reuters January 23, 2019 By Damir Khalmetov and Alexander Ershov Two ships ablaze in the Black Sea region, leaving at least 10 crew dead, caught fire while transferring fuel mid-sea...
Explosion on Oil Tanker Near Hong Kong Kills Crew Member January 10, 2019 An explosion on an oil tanker in Hong Kong on Tuesday killed one crew member and left two others missing...
Empty Oil Tanker Catches Fire Near Cyprus; Crew Members Treated for Burns December 31, 2018 A Maltese-flagged oil tanker caught fire and ran aground near a fishing village, forcing several crew members to jump overboard,...
Oil Tanker Disaster to Be Probed by Maritime Authorities from China, Panama, Iran & HK January 26, 2018 The maritime authorities of China, Panama, Iran and Hong Kong on Thursday signed an agreement to jointly investigate a collision...
No Initial Sign that Sunken Iran Oil Tanker Breached Safety Protocols: Panama January 22, 2018 By Elida Moreno The Iranian tanker that sank after a collision in the East China Sea, causing the worst oil ship disaster in...
Oil from Sunken Iran Tanker Diffuses into 4 Separate Slicks January 18, 2018 Oil from an Iranian tanker that sank in the East China Sea has diffused into four separate slicks, covering a...
Iran Oil Tanker Creates Oil Slicks Covering 42 Square Miles: Chinese Government January 17, 2018 An Iranian oil tanker that sank in the East China Sea has left two oil slicks covering a combined 109...
Update: Sunken Iranian Oil Tanker Causes Large Oil Slick in East China Sea January 15, 2018 By Yuka Obayashi and Josephine Mason A stricken Iranian tanker that sank in the East China Sea on Sunday in the worst oil ship disaster in...
Explosions Continue on Iranian Oil Tanker, Hampering Rescue Efforts January 12, 2018 By Yuka Obayashi A stricken Iranian oil tanker continued exploding on Friday, hampering rescue efforts, Chinese state media reported, as Japan’s Coast Guard...