Talara

[tah-lah-rah]

noun

1. a seaport in NW Peru.

Example Sentences

The vessel with the name Talara was heading through the Strait of Hormuz when it suddenly changed course towards Iranian waters.

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However Fars said that Talara's seizure was not taken as a measure against any other nation, but was a purely local matter.

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Maritime security company Ambrey said the Talara tanker had departed from Ajman in the United Arab Emirates and was heading south through the Strait of Hormuz when it was approached by three small boats, after which it made a "sudden course deviation".

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The seizure of the tanker Talara, which was carrying diesel fuel from the United Arab Emirates to Singapore, comes amid a still unresolved standoff between Tehran and the West over Iran’s nuclear program.

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The Marshall Islands-flagged Talara stopped communicating at 8:22 a.m. local time Friday, the ship’s Cyprus-based manager, Columbia Shipmanagement, said.

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