Sentence examples for german tanker from inspiring English sources

A federal jury in Virginia convicted a Somali man last year for his role as the hostage negotiator in the hijacking of the German tanker, as well as in the hijacking of an American yacht in which all four Americans aboard were shot to death.

Meanwhile, the German Tanker Phoebus, bound p214 for New York, was about 20 miles east of Absecon Light, when she sighted the Akron's descending running lights.

On 16 February 1940, No. 220 Squadron RAF Hudsons were sent on a mission to hunt down the Altmark, a German tanker responsible for the Altmark Incident.

The authorities in Germany said Monday that they had arrested a man, identifying him only by the initial "M," who had acted as the accountant for a band of Somali pirates who hijacked a German oil tanker three years ago.

First into harbour is the sleek, low grey shape of the Italian frigate, followed by a bulkier German refuelling tanker.

Russian and German oil tankers now routinely sail in Arctic waters, with next year's oil shipping expected to exceed 100 million tons.

Somali pirates hijacked a German-owned tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas on Thursday, the first ship seized in the Gulf of Aden in nearly four weeks.

Around 350 were stored in Britain; the rest — 700 or so Russian, Czech and East German trucks and tankers — made their way to the Mississippi coast.

New York wasn't generally on the front lines — though German U-boats sank tankers in local waters — but with its port, manufacturing, ship building and strategic military centers, it made the front lines possible.

He was quoted as saying that he "represented the best of Afghanistan", adding: "It was an honour to work with him". Farrell and Munadi were investigating the aftermath of an incident in which US jets, acting on German intelligence, bombed oil tankers, sparking a huge explosion.

Companies such as the French energy giant Total, German insurer Allianz and Danish tanker operator Maersk have said they are preparing to wind down their operations in Iran.