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South Korea demands release of oil tanker seized by Iran

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 05 12:08 AM

South Korea's foreign ministry on Monday demanded the "early release" of an oil tanker seized by Iran in Gulf waters for breaking maritime environmental laws. Read more »

South Korean-flagged tanker seized by Iran

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 09:36 PM

DUBAI/LONDON - Iran's Revolutionary Guards Corps seized a South Korean-flagged tanker in Gulf waters, Iranian media said on Monday, at a time of tension between Tehran and Seoul over Iranian funds. Read more »

Explosives-laden boat hits fuel ship at Saudi port, ministry says

Reuters
Posted at Dec 14 11:53 PM

Saudi Arabia said on Monday that a fuel transport ship anchored at a Jeddah terminal was attacked by an explosive-laden boat, after shipping firm Hafnia said that one of its oil tankers, the BW Rhine, had been hit by an unidentified "external source".   Read more »

Tanker operator thanks British special forces for storming vessel after stowaways turned hostile

Henry Nicholls, Reuters
Posted at Oct 26 10:44 PM

The operator of an oil tanker stormed in the English Channel by British special forces thanked the authorities on Monday for their timely response, saying help was requested after seven stowaways who boarded in Nigeria turned hostile.   Read more »

Stricken oil tanker pushed further away from Sri Lanka

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 05 10:36 PM

The Panamanian-registered New Diamond carrying 270,000 tonnes of crude had drifted dangerously close to the eastern shores of Sri Lanka since issuing a distress message Thursday.   Read more »

1 Pinoy seafarer killed, as blazing tanker sparks fears of a new Indian Ocean disaster

Amal Jayasinghe, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 04 08:56 PM

The ship was carrying 270,000 tonnes of crude from Kuwait to India when the engine room exploded on Thursday killing one Filipino crew member. The other 22 crew -- five Greek and 17 Filipino -– were taken off the vessel. Read more »

Tanker truck drives into Minneapolis protesters

Eric Miller, Reuters
Posted at Jun 01 09:23 AM

A tanker truck drives into thousands of protesters marching on 35W north bound highway during a protest against the death of George Floyd while under Minneapolis police custody, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA on Sunday.  Read more »

At least 7 dead from Indonesia oil tanker fire

Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 12 08:38 PM

Rescuers have discovered the charred remains of at least seven people a day after a series of explosions aboard an Indonesian oil tanker, and police said Tuesday the toll could rise. Read more »

Australia mourns US firefighters as probe into plane crash begins

Sonali Paul and Paulina Duran, Reuters
Posted at Jan 24 02:24 PM

SYDNEY - An air tanker that crashed in Australia on Thursday killing three US firefighters dropped fire retardant shortly before the fatal accident, the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) said on Friday. Read more »

Canadian air tanker crashes while fighting Australia bushfires, 3 dead

Byron Kaye and Colin Packham, Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 05:31 PM

SYDNEY - A Canadian-owned C-130 Hercules air tanker crashed while fighting bushfires in Australia's alpine region on Thursday, killing all three of its crew, authorities said.   Read more »

Aircraft fighting Australia bushfires loses contact, may have crashed

Sonali Paul, Reuters
Posted at Jan 23 03:37 PM

MELBOURNE - An aircraft fighting bushfires in Australia lost contact with ground control and may have crashed, officials said on Thursday, as soaring temperatures and strong winds fanned blazes in the country's southeast including one on the capital's doorstep. Read more »

Filipino seafarer abducted by pirates off Togo dies; 3 others freed

Reuters
Posted at Dec 13 11:19 PM

The tanker, Elka Aristotle, was attacked on Nov. 4 about 18 km from the port of Lome. The pirates fled after kidnapping two Filipinos, one Greek, and one Georgian. Read more »

Motorcycle rider patay matapos masagasaan ng oil tanker sa Samar

Ranulfo Docdocan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 04:54 PM

Patay ang isang rider ng motorsiklo matapos na masagasaan ng oil tanker sa Sitio Banago, Barangay 1-A, Motiong, Samar, Huwebes ng umaga. Read more »

Oil tanker mula Brunei, sumadsad sa pampang ng Patar Beach

Noriel Padiernos, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 10 08:26 PM

May kargang 15,000 metric tons o 15 million litro ng produktong petrolyo ang motor tanker vessel mula Brunei na sumadsad sa pampang sa may Pangasinan. Read more »

Pirates kidnap 19 crew members from Greek tanker off Nigeria

Reuters
Posted at Dec 05 09:26 PM

The loaded vessel, the Nave Constellation, was attacked 77 nautical miles off Bonny Island on Tuesday and 18 Indians and one Turk from the crew were seized, the official said. Read more »

23 killed as fire engulfs Sudan factory

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 05:08 AM

KHARTOUM, Sudan—Twenty-three people were killed and dozens injured as a fire triggered by an explosion in a gas tanker tore through a factory in the Sudanese capital on Tuesday, officials said. Read more »

Gasolina tumagas sa tumagilid na fuel tanker sa Bukidnon

Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 07 07:01 PM

CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY - Hindi na nakaabot ng Cotabato ang fuel tanker mula Cagayan de Oro matapos madisgrasya sa Sitio Mahindang, San Vicente, bayan ng Sumilao sa Bukidnon, madaling araw ng Martes.   Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: November 5, 2019

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 06 03:56 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Water tanker na maghahatid ng tubig sa mga nasalanta ng lindol, nawalan ng preno; 1 patay

Andoreena Causon, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 05:07 PM

Galing umano ng Davao City ang tanker na may karga na 7 tons ng tubig na ipamamahagi sana sa mga nabiktima ng lindol sa Makilala proper. Read more »

Water tanker mishap in Cotabato

Mark Demayo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 05 10:33 AM

A water tanker on its way to deliver water for earthquake victims crashed into a canal along the highway in Barangay Malasila, Makilala, Cotabato on Tuesday.  Read more »