supertanker
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of supertanker
Example Sentences
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Brokers said a loaded supertanker chartered by Shell that was supposed to cross the Strait of Hormuz had idled, while another was racing through the strait en route to South Korea.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 1, 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 said on Friday it had completed the removal of more than 1 million barrels of oil from a decaying supertanker off Yemen's Red Sea coast, averting a potential environmental disaster.
From Reuters ● Aug. 11, 2023
The Safer was constructed as a supertanker in 1976 and converted later into a floating storage and offloading facility for oil.
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
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