The British oil tanker that Iran confronted with 3 gunboats was a BP ship that worried it was about to be targeted

Iranian forces approached the British Heritage and tried to force it into Iranian waters on Wednesday afternoon. The Royal Navy intervened.

Here’s what you need to know about the B.C. oil tanker moratorium

For years, oil tanker traffic has been prohibited off the coast of northern British Columbia in order to protect environmentally sensitive coastlines from disaster. But the federal government is now ...

British military agency warns of 'potential hijack' in the Gulf of Oman as multiple oil tankers report they have lost control

The events unfolding in the Gulf of Oman come on the heels of an apparent suicide attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman.
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Britain says Iranian vessels tried to block tanker in Gulf

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Oil tanker suddenly diverts into Iran's waters

An oil tanker transiting the Strait of Hormuz was intercepted by smaller vessels and diverted into Iranian territorial waters, the private security firm Ambrey said on Friday. The Marshall ...
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Iran Says Its Revolutionary Guard Seized Foreign Oil Tanker In Strait Of Hormuz

Iran says that its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has seized a foreign-flagged oil tanker in the Persian Gulf, alleging that the ship was smuggling 1 million liters (264,000 gallons) of fuel.

US pursuing third oil tanker linked to Venezuela, official says

The move comes days after President Donald Trump said that he was ordering a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.