Tanker

US allows Russian oil tanker to reach Cuba, reversing course on blockade

The US cut off Venezuelan oil exports to Cuba after toppling Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on January 3.

An aerial view shows the oil tanker named Boracay (also called Pushpa), a vessel being investigated by French authorities and suspected of belonging to the so-called "shadow fleet" involved in the Russian oil trade, off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire, France, October 2, 2025
IRGC Navy chief Alireza Tangsiri stands in front of a map depicting the Strait of Hormuz, pictured in 2020; illustrative.

IRGC Navy chief warns ships must seek permission to transit Hormuz strait to avoid being hit

The Guinea-flagged oil tanker MT Bandra, which is under sanctions, is partially seen alongside another vessel at El Palito terminal, near Puerto Cabello, Venezuela December 29, 2025; illustrative.

US handing over seized tanker to Venezuela, officials say

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump departs after speaking during a House Republican retreat at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC.

Trump cancels second wave of attacks on Venezuela following cooperation


Iran releases Greek tankers seized earlier this year after deal struck with Greece

"The final agreement was reached today in Tehran," the Greek shipping ministry said Wednesday.

 The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022.

Israel buys refueling tankers that will help it attack Iran's nuclear sites

Boeing's multi-mission KC-46 refueling tankers will replace the Israeli Air Force's aging fleet of refueling aircraft, needed for any future action against Iran.

Boeing's KC-46 aerial refueling tanker

IDF tank training suspended after soldier killed in armored accident

An Armored Corps drill near the Nafah base in northern Israel ended in disaster when an IDF soldier was killed.

 Israeli tanks seen near the Israeli-Syrian border in the northern Golan Heights, on July 22, 2022.

Iran tanker retrieves oil seized by US, set to leave Greece

The seizure from the Lana, formerly the Pegas, prompted Iranian forces in May to seize two Greek tankers in the Middle East Gulf.

 The Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana (former Pegas), off the shore of Karystos, on the Island of Evia, Greece, May 26, 2022.

Iran Guards say they seized two Greek tankers in Gulf

Greek authorities last month impounded the Iranian-flagged Pegas, with 19 Russian crew members on board, near the coast of the southern island of Evia due to EU sanctions.

 An oil tanker passes through the Bosphorus to the Black Sea in Istanbul July 20, 2012.

Over 1,200 IDF soldiers examined after WSJ leak on naval ops against Iran

Over 1,200 soldiers were exposed to the secret information, while only about 450 had signed a confidentiality agreement.

A crew member raises the Iranian flag on Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, as it sits anchored after the Supreme Court of the British territory lifted its detention order, in the Strait of Gibraltar

Fuel tanker blast in Sierra Leone capital kills 115

Local authorities previously said 99 people had died when the tanker exploded following a collision in the eastern Freetown suburb of Wellington.

An accident scene is pictured after a fuel tanker explosion in Freetown, Sierra Leone November 6, 2021.

Iran navy thwarts 'pirate attack' on oil tanker in Gulf of Aden - report

Four boats, each carrying six armed pirates, attempted to hijack the tanker, which was heading for the Bab-el Mandeb Strait. They turned back after an Iranian Navy escort squad fired warning shots.

A boat of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) sails, at undisclosed place off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran August 22, 2019.

Israel Air Force asks to swap four KC-46 tanker aircraft instead of two

Defense Ministry sources tell ‘Post’ that senior IAF officers have requested that the supply of aircraft fuel tankers be sped up.

Boeing's KC-46 aerial refueling tanker

Has the mystery of the 'vanished' tanker 'Gulf Sky' been solved? - analysis

Questions remain about how this ship was so easily hijacked and taken away. The case illustrates the lawlessness with which Iran operates in these areas.

An oil tanker off the coast of Tartus, Syria