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Oil Spills Into Kerch Strait As Russian Tanker Splits Apart In Storm, 1 dead
A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Sunday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also in distress after sustaining damage, Russian officials said.
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Houthi Rebels Down US Drone, Target UK Ship With Naval Missiles
Yemen's Houthis have struck again, with reports emerging of an oil tanker damaged and a US drone shot down amid escalating tensions over Israel's offensive in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
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Houthi Rebels In Yemen Attack Tanker Ship With Cruise Missile: US
A land-based cruise missile launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen has struck a commercial tanker vessel, causing a fire and damage but no casualties, two U.S. defense officials told Reuters on Monday.
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Gas Tanker Overturns, Catches Fire In Jharkhand, 3 Buses Also Damaged
A gas tanker overturned in Jharkhand's Dumka district today afternoon, following which it exploded and caught fire that ravaged at least three buses which were parked nearby, police said.
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Satellite Pics: Ship Leaking Oil Off Gibraltar, Concerns Over Environment Damage
A bulk carrier that collided with an LNG tanker off Gibraltar started leaking fuel oil, authorities in the British overseas territory on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula said on Wednesday.
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Satellite Pics Show 500 Oil Tankers Destroyed On Afghanistan-Iran Border
High resolution satellite imagery shows the impact of a massive fire that engulfed hundreds of trucks on February 13 at Afghanistan's Islam Qala, a key border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran's Herat province. At least 60 people were injured, news agency AFP reported.
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"My Car Was In Right Lane": BJP's Khushbu Sundar On Tamil Nadu Accident
Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar, who joined the BJP last month, met with an accident in Tamil Nadu this morning when a tanker rammer her vehicle. Ms Sundar escaped unhurt. "Met with an accident near Melmarvathur... a tanker rammed into us. With your blessings and God's grace I am safe," she tweeted, sharing two photos of her badly damaged ca...
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Fire On Oil Tanker Off Sri Lankan Coast Extinguished
A massive fire on a stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast has been extinguished, the island nation's navy said Sunday, as international salvage experts began to assess the damage over fears of an environmental disaster if there is a leak.
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Blast Sets Iran Tanker On Fire Off Saudi, 2 Missiles Hit It: State Media
An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck by two missiles off the Saudi port of Jeddah on Friday, Iranian state television reported, quoting the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) which owns the vessel.
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US Navy Says Mine Fragments Suggest Iran Behind Gulf Tanker Attack
The United States sought on Wednesday to bolster its case for isolating Iran over its nuclear and regional activities by displaying limpet mine fragments it said came from a damaged oil tanker and saying the ordnance looked Iranian in origin.
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Damaged Tankers Reach Safe Waters After Gulf Attacks
Two damaged tankers arrived safely Sunday at locations off the Emirati coast after they were rocked by explosions in Gulf waters, in an incident Saudi Arabia blamed on its regional arch-rival Iran.
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Iran Calls Ship Attacks Off UAE "Alarming", Urges Probe
Iran on Monday called attacks on ships in the Gulf "alarming", after the UAE and Saudi Arabia said several vessels including oil tankers were damaged in acts of sabotage off the Emirati coast.
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Two US Navy ships collide in Pacific, no injuries reported
An 844-foot-long US Navy assault ship collided with a refuelling tanker on Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, causing damage to both ships, but there were no injuries or fuel spills, military officials said.
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Aircraft damaged, PM's flight delayed
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose flight to Copenhagen was delayed after a tanker rubbed against the plane's body accidentally, finally departed at 5:30 pm on Thursday.
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Oil Spills Into Kerch Strait As Russian Tanker Splits Apart In Storm, 1 dead
A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Sunday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also in distress after sustaining damage, Russian officials said.
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Houthi Rebels Down US Drone, Target UK Ship With Naval Missiles
Yemen's Houthis have struck again, with reports emerging of an oil tanker damaged and a US drone shot down amid escalating tensions over Israel's offensive in Gaza, Al Jazeera reported.
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Houthi Rebels In Yemen Attack Tanker Ship With Cruise Missile: US
A land-based cruise missile launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen has struck a commercial tanker vessel, causing a fire and damage but no casualties, two U.S. defense officials told Reuters on Monday.
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Gas Tanker Overturns, Catches Fire In Jharkhand, 3 Buses Also Damaged
A gas tanker overturned in Jharkhand's Dumka district today afternoon, following which it exploded and caught fire that ravaged at least three buses which were parked nearby, police said.
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Satellite Pics: Ship Leaking Oil Off Gibraltar, Concerns Over Environment Damage
A bulk carrier that collided with an LNG tanker off Gibraltar started leaking fuel oil, authorities in the British overseas territory on the southern tip of the Iberian peninsula said on Wednesday.
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Satellite Pics Show 500 Oil Tankers Destroyed On Afghanistan-Iran Border
High resolution satellite imagery shows the impact of a massive fire that engulfed hundreds of trucks on February 13 at Afghanistan's Islam Qala, a key border crossing between Afghanistan and Iran's Herat province. At least 60 people were injured, news agency AFP reported.
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"My Car Was In Right Lane": BJP's Khushbu Sundar On Tamil Nadu Accident
Actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar, who joined the BJP last month, met with an accident in Tamil Nadu this morning when a tanker rammer her vehicle. Ms Sundar escaped unhurt. "Met with an accident near Melmarvathur... a tanker rammed into us. With your blessings and God's grace I am safe," she tweeted, sharing two photos of her badly damaged ca...
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Fire On Oil Tanker Off Sri Lankan Coast Extinguished
A massive fire on a stricken oil tanker off Sri Lanka's coast has been extinguished, the island nation's navy said Sunday, as international salvage experts began to assess the damage over fears of an environmental disaster if there is a leak.
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Blast Sets Iran Tanker On Fire Off Saudi, 2 Missiles Hit It: State Media
An Iranian-owned oil tanker was struck by two missiles off the Saudi port of Jeddah on Friday, Iranian state television reported, quoting the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) which owns the vessel.
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US Navy Says Mine Fragments Suggest Iran Behind Gulf Tanker Attack
The United States sought on Wednesday to bolster its case for isolating Iran over its nuclear and regional activities by displaying limpet mine fragments it said came from a damaged oil tanker and saying the ordnance looked Iranian in origin.
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Damaged Tankers Reach Safe Waters After Gulf Attacks
Two damaged tankers arrived safely Sunday at locations off the Emirati coast after they were rocked by explosions in Gulf waters, in an incident Saudi Arabia blamed on its regional arch-rival Iran.
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Iran Calls Ship Attacks Off UAE "Alarming", Urges Probe
Iran on Monday called attacks on ships in the Gulf "alarming", after the UAE and Saudi Arabia said several vessels including oil tankers were damaged in acts of sabotage off the Emirati coast.
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Two US Navy ships collide in Pacific, no injuries reported
An 844-foot-long US Navy assault ship collided with a refuelling tanker on Wednesday in the Pacific Ocean, causing damage to both ships, but there were no injuries or fuel spills, military officials said.
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Aircraft damaged, PM's flight delayed
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, whose flight to Copenhagen was delayed after a tanker rubbed against the plane's body accidentally, finally departed at 5:30 pm on Thursday.
