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Diesel Tanker Runs Aground in the Arctic

By David KnowlesSep 2nd 2010 – 4:20PM

(Sept. 2) -- On some days, the fuel tank sure feels half empty. Mere hours after an oil platform explosion ripped through the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday afternoon, a tanker carrying 2.4 million gallons of diesel fuel has reportedly run aground in the Northwest Passage, the Arctic waterway above the Canadian mainland....

Tanker and Cargo Ship Collide, Spilling Oil Off Singapore

By Lauren FrayerMay 25th 2010 – 7:16AM

(May 25) -- An oil tanker collided with a huge cargo ship today off Singapore, leaking 2,000 tons of crude oil into shipping lanes in waters off one of the world's largest ports. A Malaysian-registered tanker, the MT Bunga Kelana 3, and a bulk carrier, the MV Waily, which is flagged under St. Vincent and the Grenadines,...

Background on oil tanker

An oil tanker, also known as a petroleum tanker, is a merchant ship designed for the bulk transport of oil.

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