Driver spots tanker lorry heading towards him as it ‘tries to overtake’ car

Terrifying moment driver spots tanker lorry heading towards him as it ‘tries to overtake’ car – but operator says HGV was swerving to avoid a collision Simon Kay, 48, captured moment on his car’s dash cam on the A49 in Shropshire  Van Den Bosch company says it has contacted the driver twice since seeing clip … Read more

Navy’s tanker drone makes history by refueling manned aircraft for first time 

US Navy makes history as unmanned tanker drone refuels a fighter jet for the first time The Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet connected to the Boeing-owned MQ-25 Stingray drone mid-air and transfered 325 pounds of fuel to the fighter jet It took place Friday near MidAmerica Airport in Mascoutah, Illinois  Footage shows the moment the Super … Read more

Border Patrol K-9 leads agents to more than 50 migrants hidden inside a tanker trailer in Texas

Border Patrol K-9 leads agents to more than 50 migrants hidden inside a tanker trailer near the United States-Mexico border in Texas U.S. Customs and Border Protection said agents from the Laredo Sector found more than 50 migrants being transported inside a tanker last Friday Border Patrol agents were conducting a checkpoint on Highway 83 … Read more

Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker ‘caught red-handed illegally transferring oil’ with Panama ship

Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker ‘caught red-handed illegally transferring oil’ with vessel from Panama Iranian-flagged MT Horse and Panamanian Freya seized on Sunday morning Indonesian coast guard discovered them in early hours of morning off Borneo  Ships weren’t flying flags, had I.D. systems switched off and didn’t reply to radio Iran’s oil exports have been crippled by US … Read more

Seven men seized aboard oil tanker will face no criminal action

Seven Nigerian men, including two who have already appeared in court, will face no further action over a suspected hijacking of an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight. Hampshire Police said all seven would remain detained ‘under immigration powers’ following the incident on the oil tanker Nave Andromeda on October 25 last year. The … Read more

The moment a migrant was loaded into a tanker by French people smuggling gang

The moment a migrant was loaded into a tanker by French people smuggling gang that got 1,000 people into UK illegally before being raided by police Gang – called the Pierrefitte connection – made 3million euros smuggling people  Police have watched them for the past 12 months in a surveillance operation Earlier this month, French … Read more

Police rush to oil tanker off Isle of Wight after ‘stowaways discovered’

Police rush to oil tanker off Isle of Wight after ‘stowaways attempt to hijack ship’ headed to Southampton from Nigeria Police called after ‘security incident’ on Nave Andromeda off Isle of Wight today Restriction zone of five nautical miles now in place around vessel this afternoon The ship is reportedly Libyan-registered and was set to dock … Read more

Grounded 1,000-ton oil tanker BREAKS IN HALF after catastrophic spill off Mauritius

Pictures of the boat which ran aground off Mauritius in late July show the cargo ship completely torn in two parts, days after Japanese rescue teams managed to pump the remaining oil off the vehicle to prevent another massive oil spill into the pristine waters.  Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind Jugnauth confirmed Tuesday that all the … Read more

Oil tanker runs aground off Mauritius spilling 4,000 tons of fuel into Indian Ocean

Oil tanker runs aground off Mauritius spilling 4,000 tons of fuel into its turquoise sea – as luxury holiday island declares ‘state of environmental emergency’ Around 4,000 tons of oil have been spilt into the Indian Ocean near Mauritius Panama-registered MV Wakashio ran aground on a coral reef at at Pointe d’Esny Mauritius Prime Minister Pravind … Read more

Oil tanker truck explodes in blast so massive that houses and factories collapse in China

Oil tanker truck explodes in blast so massive that houses and factories collapse as four are killed and more than 50 injured in China Blasts of flames leapt above an oil tanker trunk when it exploded in east China Passersby were left running in fear from the fireball as it engulfed the highway Four people … Read more