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Russian oil tanker suffers explosion, 3 crew members missing
Moscow | By Associated Press | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar
UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2020 07:03 AM IST
Maritime officials said the tanker wasn’t loaded and the explosion may have been triggered by flammable vapours left behind from the vessel’s previous cargo.
Oil tanker on fire off Sri Lanka coast towed to safety
Chennai | By Press Trust of India| Posted by Susmita Pakrasi
PUBLISHED ON SEP 05, 2020 12:29 PM IST
The blaze in the oil tanker, which also bore the brunt of two explosions and a two metre crack, has now subsided, they said.
Four killed, over 50 injured in oil tanker explosion in China
Beijing | By Press Trust of India
PUBLISHED ON JUN 13, 2020 06:26 PM IST
Video posted online by the state-run CGTN TV showed debris of the exploded vehicle flying all around, causing extensive damage to the neighbouring residential units.
Coronavirus curfew in Punjab: No flour, pulses, oil, say Mohali vendors; residents cry foul
Hindustan Times, Mohali | By Hillary Victor, Mohali
PUBLISHED ON MAR 27, 2020 01:49 AM IST
A list of authorised neighbourhood shops with contact numbers was published on Mohali administration’s website
Five from Punjab killed, 4 injured as MUV collides with oil tanker in Sirsa
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By HT Correspondent, Sirsa
PUBLISHED ON MAR 08, 2020 11:16 PM IST
Were on their way to attend a ‘satsang’ at Dera Sacha Sauda headquarters; accident took place due to fog, say police
Oil tanker breaks loose in squall at Goa port, drifts towards capital city
Hindustan Times, Panaji | By Gerard de Souza
UPDATED ON OCT 25, 2019 06:57 AM IST
The Coast Guard said efforts were on to secure the ship to tug boats and tow it back to port.
Iran says oil tanker struck by two rockets off Saudi Arabia
Associated Press | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON OCT 11, 2019 12:17 PM IST
The reported explosion comes after the US has alleged that Iran attacked oil tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, something denied by Tehran.
After drone attack on Saudi oil facilities, US to send reinforcements to Gulf
Washington | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON SEP 21, 2019 06:59 AM IST
The Pentagon chief said on Friday an Iranian attack on an American spy drone in June after Tehran seized a British oil tanker, combined with the attack on two Saudi oil installations last Saturday “represents a dramatic escalation of Iranian aggression.”
Iranian oil tanker pursued by US says it is going to Turkey
Dubai | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON AUG 25, 2019 11:39 AM IST
Iran sanctioned a prominent Washington-based think tank that led criticism of Tehran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers over its alleged “economic terrorism,” something the organization described as a “badge of honor.”
Iran warns US against seizing released oil tanker
Dubai | By Reuters
UPDATED ON AUG 19, 2019 12:24 PM IST
The United States of America is warned by Iran against any new attempt to seize released Iranian oil tanker.
4 of 24 Indians on board seized Iranian oil tanker to face prosecution
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By Rezaul H Laskar
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2019 10:06 PM IST
Twenty crew members, currently on board the vessel, are not facing any formal charges and the Mumbai-based shipping company that hired them is making arrangements for their return, the people cited above said.
‘Calm and composed’: Govt says 24 Indians on Iranian vessel are ‘in high morale’
New Delhi | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON JUL 25, 2019 08:33 PM IST
MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, at a media briefing, said India had sought consular access which was granted on Wednesday and a three-member team visited and met all the 24 crew members.
Swedish owner of oil tanker seized by Iran says crew ‘safe’
Stockholm | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON JUL 24, 2019 10:49 PM IST
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized control of the Stena Impero tanker last Friday as it was navigating through an international passage in the middle of the Strait of Hormuz, a narrow chokepoint at the entrance of the Gulf.
UK warship fends off Iran bid to ‘impede’ its tanker in Gulf
London | By Agence France Presse
PUBLISHED ON JUL 12, 2019 12:38 PM IST
Britain said on Thursday three Iranian boats had attempted to “impede the passage” of a British oil tanker in Gulf waters, forcing UK warship HMS Montrose to intervene.
Why an escalation in US-Iran tensions should worry Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JUL 09, 2019 07:58 PM IST
Faced with serious attempt to squeeze its economic or strategic assets, Iran will respond in ways that can jeopardise maritime traffic in the Gulf.
Any war-like situation involving Iran is bound to hurt India
Hindustan Times | By HT Correspondent
UPDATED ON JUN 23, 2019 07:50 PM IST
New Delhi must back a process that leads to a negotiated settlement of the Iran issue
Gulf tensions: Mike Pompeo rallies leaders over tanker attacks
Hindustan Times, Washington | By Yashwant Raj
UPDATED ON JUN 18, 2019 08:19 AM IST
The US has deployed an aircraft carrier group, missile defence systems and an amphibious ship to West Asia in recent weeks citing intelligence that Iranians were planning to carry out strikes against US facilities and those of allies.
US says video shows Iran was involved in attack on oil tanker in Gulf of Oman
Bloomberg | By Margaret Talev
UPDATED ON MAY 23, 2020 06:55 PM IST
The video and photographs showing a boat alongside the hull of a larger vessel with a hole in its side were released by Central Command along with a timeline of the episode.
Norwegian tanker attacked in Gulf of Oman, three blasts: Report
Geneva | By Agence France-Presse
UPDATED ON JUN 13, 2019 04:10 PM IST
On June 13 , the Front Altair, a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel, was attacked between the Emirates and Iran.
In UAE, Trump’s adviser accuses Iran of seeking nuclear arms
Abu Dhabi, UAE | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON MAY 29, 2019 01:16 PM IST
Trump’s national security adviser said “no reason” for Iran to back out of its nuclear deal with world powers other than to seek atomic weapons.
Two Saudi tankers came under ‘sabotage attack’ off UAE right after US warning
Dubai, UAE | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON MAY 13, 2019 10:33 AM IST
Two Saudi Arabia tankers were sabotaged off the UAE coast after US issued a new warning to sailors and the UAE’s regional allies saying that “Iran or its proxies” could be targeting maritime traffic.
13 killed as bus collides with oil tanker in Pakistan
Quetta (Pakistan) | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2019 11:43 PM IST
Local administrator Shabbir Mengal says the crash happened Monday in the southwestern Baluchistan province bordering Iran. He says rescuers have recovered 13 bodies and sent those with severe wounds to Karachi.
50 killed, 100 burnt in oil tanker road crash in DR Congo: Official
Kinshasa | By Agence France Presse
UPDATED ON OCT 07, 2018 09:43 AM IST
About 50 people died and 100 were burnt on Saturday after an oil tanker collided with a vehicle on an arterial highway in the west of DR Congo, the acting governor of the region said.
Explosion in Indian crude oil tanker off Oman coast, two casualties reported
Dubai | By Associated Press
PUBLISHED ON AUG 15, 2018 06:06 PM IST
The Shipping Corporation of India says the explosion struck MT Desh Vaibhav on Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman while it was en route to Fujairah on the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates.
Indian oil tanker suffers explosion off Oman, 3 crew missing
Associated Press, Dubai | By Associated Press
UPDATED ON AUG 15, 2018 02:29 PM IST
The Shipping Corporation of India says the explosion struck the MT Desh Vaibhav on Tuesday in the Gulf of Oman while it was en route to Fujairah on the eastern coast of the United Arab Emirates.
18 killed, 35 injured as bus rams oil tanker head-on in Pakistan
Peshawar | By Press Trust of India
UPDATED ON AUG 04, 2018 08:54 PM IST
The Karachi-bound bus was hit by the oil tanker from the opposite direction on the Indus Highway near Kohat in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province.