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According to Russian news reports, the oil tanker left the Russian Baltic port of Vysotsk in January, but has been stuck in the same place in the Atlantic Ocean for the last several weeks.—ABC News, 14 May 2026 The New Corolla, an oil tanker that traveled through the Strait of Hormuz before heading to California, recently unloaded its cargo in Long Beach.—Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 13 May 2026 An oil tanker that passed through the Strait of Hormuz in mid-April arrived off South Korea's coast on Friday with 1 million barrels of crude.—Arkansas Online, 9 May 2026 An oil tanker that passed through the Strait of Hormuz in mid-April arrived off South Korea’s coast on Friday with 1 million barrels of crude.—Adam Schreck, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for oil tanker