supertanker
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of supertanker
Example Sentences
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A Greek supertanker laden with two million barrels of crude communicated with the U.S. while it crossed the waterway off the Omani coast earlier this week.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026
According to Kpler, the ship that was seized was the Skipper, a supertanker holding more than a million barrels of Venezuelan heavy crude.
From Barron's ● Dec. 11, 2025
The United Nations has started a operation to remove 1.1 million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker moored off Yemen's Red Sea coast.
From BBC ● May 31, 2023
A United Nations operation to avert a catastrophic oil spill in the Red Sea by salvaging a decaying supertanker off the coast of Yemen is moving forward this week after years of delays.
From New York Times ● May 30, 2023
The latest supply included the supertanker Nolan, which arrived around mid-March near Antilla, according to a satellite picture obtained by TankerTrackers.com, carrying 1.53 million barrels of Venezulean crude and fuel oil.
From Reuters ● Apr. 5, 2023
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