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Diesel Tanker Runs Aground in the Arctic

(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....

Hundreds Dead in Oil Tanker Explosion in Congo

KINSHASA, Congo (July 3) - A fuel tanker overturned and burst into flames in eastern Congo, sparking a massive fire that killed at least 220 villagers and wounded more than 200 - some of whom had rushed to siphon leaking liquid from the vehicle illegally, the U.N. and local officials said Saturday. The truck overturned as...

Background on tanker

A tanker (or tank ship or tankship) is a ship designed to transport liquids in bulk. Major types of tankship include the oil tanker, the chemical tanker, and the liquefied natural gas carrier.

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