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Talara

American  
[tah-lah-rah] / tɑˈlɑ rɑ /

noun

  1. a seaport in NW Peru.


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

From Barron's

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

From Barron's

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".

From BBC

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

From The Wall Street Journal

The emergency status was declared in the districts of San Juan de Lurigancho and San Martin de Porras, both in the capital Lima, and in the northern district of Talara, Boluarte said in a statement, adding in an interview that the measure aimed to raise a "frontal fight against crime and organized crime."

From Reuters