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NATO Warns Iran To Respect Shipping After Tanker Attack

NATO Warns Iran To Respect Shipping After Tanker Attack

August 4, 2021 6:12 am

The NATO alliance has condemned a deadly attack on an Israeli-operated tanker last week and urged Iran to respect international shipping rules.

Separately, the European Union also condemned the ‘unacceptable” attack and ‘any action that would be detrimental to peace and stability in this area’.

The United States, Britain, and Israel say Iran launched the attack on the vessel, MV Mercer Street, off the coast of Oman last week, killing a British security guard and a Romanian crew member.

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Iran, which inaugurated ultraconservative Ebrahim Raisi as …

Panic In Anambra Community As Fuel Tanker Falls, Spills

November 29, 2019 6:55 am

There was panic at the tollgate axis of Ogbunike community, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State when a tanker laden with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) fell into a gutter and spilled its content.

This came not too long after similar incident at Ochanja Market in Onitsha. In the Onitsha incident, lives and properties were lost as the spilled content caught fire and razed many shops and humans including a mother and child.

It was not clear what led to the latest accident but people within the vicinity fled the scene for safety.

Confirming the development, Police Public Relations

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Obiano Gives Over ‎₦100m To Onitsha Tanker Fire Victims

November 20, 2019 5:45 pm
Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State has disbursed over ‎₦100m to the victims of the Onitsha Ochanja market fuel tanker inferno that happened on Wednesday October 16, 2019.
Obiano who disbursed the cheque at governor’s lodge Awka said that six people lost their lives, 10 people injured while about 763 people lost their wares, shops and plazas to the fire.
According to the governor six deceased families got the sum of ‎₦1m each, 10 injured persons with broken legs got the sum of ‎₦500, 000 while other victims got the sum of ‎₦100, 000 each.
He said the money was
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Another Fuel Tanker Falls In Onitsha

Another Fuel Tanker Falls In Onitsha

October 31, 2019 4:23 pm

ANOTHER tanker loaded with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) fell into a ditch along Onitsha/Enugu expressway in Onitsha on Thursday.

The tanker was said to be coming from Benin, Edo State and was heading towards Enugu when it fell into the ditch near the Chipex filling station close to Zik’s roundabout. An eyewitness said the driver lost control of the vehicle following suspected brake failure.

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The content of the tanker spilled into the culvert and police had cordoned off the area. The firefighters had already arrived at the scene of the …

In Lagos: Hoodlums Attack Petrol Tanker, Scoop Fuel

In Lagos: Hoodlums Attack Petrol Tanker, Scoop Fuel

October 16, 2019 4:27 pm

Some hoodlums at Mile 2 area of Lagos State yesterday attacked a petrol-laden tanker as it passed through the area, causing it to spill its content. The hoodlums had waylaid the truck driver to extort money (Owo boys) from the driver.

When the driver hesitated, the boys hit the tanker with an iron, causing it to spill its content. Following this incident, residents and passersby began to scoop petrol gushing out from the 33,000-litre tanker despite the danger of such action.

The incident caused panic in the area with many nursing the fear of a fire outbreak in the event …

Tanker Explosion Destroys Six Buildings, Shops In Onitsha

Tanker Explosion Destroys Six Buildings, Shops In Onitsha

October 16, 2019 1:47 pm

Not fewer than six buildings and shops were burnt on Wednesday at Upper Iweka, on Onitsha/Awka Road in Onitsha, after a 33,000 litre Diesel tanker fell and caught fire.

The Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC), Anambra Command, Mr Andrew Kumapayi, confirmed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka.

He stated that the incident occurred at about 12:44 p.m.

Kumapayi said that the Fire Service Officials got to the scene of the fire promptly but could not put out the fire as their water pump developed a fault.

“The tanker lost control due to brake …

Iranian Tanker Hit By Suspected Missile Near Saudi Port

Iranian Tanker Hit By Suspected Missile Near Saudi Port

October 11, 2019 4:44 am

An Iranian oil tanker was hit by suspected missile strikes near the Saudi port of Jeddah on Friday, causing the oil to leak into the Red Sea, the ship’s owner said.

The National Iranian Tanker Company said in a statement that the hull of the Sabiti was hit by two separate explosions about 100 kilometres (60 miles) off the Saudi coast.

It said the blasts were “probably caused by missile strikes”.

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“All the ship’s crew are safe and the ship is stable too,” said NITC, adding those on board …

Nigerian pirates abduct six sailors from oil tanker

April 25, 2019 7:09 am

Pirates off Nigeria’s oil-rich south have stormed a small oil tanker, kidnapping six sailors, the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said on Thursday, the latest in a string of such attacks.

The Apecus, a Palau-flagged petroleum products tanker of 3,100 deadweight tonnes, was attacked on Friday as it was anchored off Bonny Island, south of oil hub of Port Harcourt, according to the IMB Piracy Reporting Centre.

“An anchored tanker was boarded by unauthorised persons who kidnapped six crew and escaped,” the piracy watchdog said, adding that the rest of the crew were reported to be safe. No details of their …

How reckless driver caused Ibadan tanker fire

April 19, 2019 8:40 pm

Details emerged yesterday about  how a reckless car driver triggered the fire incident  that claimed the lives of  three people, three cars and more than 10 motorcycles in Ibadan during the week.

Also destroyed in  the fire incident were kiosks belonging to a motorcycle seller and a lottery operator.  The havoc wreaked by the incident according to eyewitnesses  would have been worse but for the quick removal of vehicles in a  nearby car wash. The  operator was said to have quickly driven the vehicles to safety when the fuel started  spilling from the tanker.

The 33,000litres fuel laden tanker going …

Fuel tanker fire in Ibadan kills 2, destroys cars

April 18, 2019 7:09 pm

A tanker laden with petrol on Thursday fell and caught fire claiming two lives and burning four vehicles at Iwo road area of Ibadan around 3:00 p.m.

An eye witness, AbdulAzeez Hammed, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that the tanker which fell and spilled its content, razed no fewer than four vehicles.

Hammed said he saw a man in one of the affected vehicles removing his child from the back of his wife when they saw the fire approaching  their vehicle.

The witness said the husband and the child escaped while the fire caught the wife in the …

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