Centcom says Iranian oil tanker has sunk in Gulf of Oman

https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/centcom-says-iranian-oil-tanker-has-gulf-oman

The world careens into widespread general war...

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ironpangolin29@lemmy.ca · 11 pts · 23h

"He can't stop getting away with this"

They're pushing it more and more to see if anyone says anything. Condemnation world wide.

graycube@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 18h (1 reply)

Presumably there is no environmental impact? Also why does it require such great precision? I would think a tanker in a narrow channel would be the easiest possible target.

Typotyper@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 18h

Somalis pirates raid ships all the time with out sinking them and making huge oil slicks.

To bad the US isn't as skilled

Brkdncr@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 23h (5 replies)

How many tankers exist in the world? How long does it take to make one?

RecursiveParadox@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 19h

For the types of supertankers you probably are thinking of, start to finish five or six years.

If the yard has capacity right when you order it; otherwise add another year or two wait time.

kambusha@sh.itjust.works · 4 pts · 22h (3 replies)

When two tanks love each other very much, they go out to sea and...

Slartifartblast@piefed.social · 2 pts · 21h (2 replies)

Do go on...

supersquirrel@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 13h (1 reply)

Fill me up with cars like a car carrier one tanker says to another

Slartifartblast@piefed.social · 1 pts · 3h

Ooooh...that's well saucy, that is!