Tag: tanker

Abandoned tanker Lavant has likely sunk off Yemen, sources say

ATHENS/LONDON (Reuters) – An abandoned tanker that was drifting off Yemen’s coast in June has disappeared and is believed to have sunk, three navy and security sources said, the latest vessel lost in the strategically important Red Sea. The area, on the main shipping route from Europe to Asia, is considered high risk as Yemen’s […]

2 critically injured in tanker fire near Giddings

GIDDINGS, Texas – Two people were critically injured after their SUV collided with a trailer carrying barrels of oil near Giddings, authorities say. According to Texas DPS, at around 10:49 a.m. on June 23, troopers responded to a crash that happened near the intersection of US 290 and FM 180 in Lee County. DPS says […]

Lee County investigating after 2 critically injured in tanker explosion

LEE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — The Lee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a tanker explosion that happened off U.S. Hwy. 290 east of Giddings Sunday morning, Lee County EMS shared on Facebook. Two people were critically injured and transported to Austin as a result of the explosion, officials said. Crews with Giddings Fire Department, South […]

Cresson VFD celebrates volunteers, new tanker

Jun. 21—Cresson VFD and the surrounding community had plenty to celebrate last week. The department, along with a crowd of roughly 200, gathered June 14 to celebrate life-saving measures and a shiny new tanker truck. Cresson VFD members were recognized for one such life-saving instance by the Chisholm Trail 100 Club that occurred in May, […]

Singapore says dredger lost control and hit tanker causing oil spill

Singapore authorities said on Monday a dredger boat reported a sudden loss in engine and steering control that led it to hit a stationary cargo tanker, causing an oil spill that has blackened part of the city-island’s southern shores. The Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima struck the Singaporean fuel supply ship Marine Honor on Friday. It […]

Chemical spill from overturned tanker truck shuts down eastbound lanes of I-70

Eastbound lanes of I-70 through Kansas City closed Friday afternoon after a tanker truck carrying plant chemicals overturned on the highway. The truck overturned around 12:45 p.m. at I-70 and I-435, according to Battalion Chief Michael Hopkins, a spokesperson for the Kansas City Fire Department. It was filled with a plant growth enhancement chemical similar […]

2 off-duty firefighters dead after falling into manure tanker in upstate NY

Two off-duty firefighters died Thursday after falling into a manure tanker in upstate New York, authorities said. The incident happened late Thursday morning at Champion Farm in Clinton, just east of Syracuse, according to the Kirkland Police Department. The two male victims, later identified as 33-year-old Nathan Doody and 29-year-old Tyler Memory, were found unconscious […]