Oil Tanker

Canada's Pacific Coast: Priceless and Irreplaceable

Chris Genovali | Posted 08.01.2011

Chris Genovali

Unchecked exploitation of the British Columbia's priceless coastline has mortgaged our future while accruing a massive ecological debt.

Bin Laden Files Reveal Idea To Hijack And Blow Up Oil Tankers

AP | By EILEEN SULLIVAN and MATT APUZZO | Posted 07.20.2011

WASHINGTON -- Osama bin Laden's personal files revealed a brazen idea to hijack oil tankers and blow them up at sea last summer, creating explosions h...

Somali Pirates Seize Oil Tanker

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

NAIROBI, Kenya — The EU's anti-piracy task force says Somali pirates have hijacked a chemical tanker carrying lubricating oil in the Red Sea. T...

Singing Praises of Unsung Heroes: The Big One That Didn't Happen

Riki Ott | Posted 05.25.2011

Riki Ott

The Kodiak, an Exxon tanker, lost power as it was leaving Prince William Sound. The reason it didn't end like the Exxon Valdez disaster 20 years ago is strong citizens' oversight.

Somali Pirates Hijack Saudi Oil Tanker Going To US

AP | KATHARINE HOURELD | Posted 05.25.2011

NAIROBI, Kenya – Crews on oil tankers aren't allowed to smoke above deck, much less carry guns, for fear of igniting the ship's payload. That's ...

Oil Tanker In Flames Off Malaysian Coast, 9 Missing

Xinhua | Posted 05.25.2011

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) -- An oil tanker was caught fire offshore Malaysia in the Malacca Straits, nine people were reported missing while 16 r...