Refers to a ship designed to carry liquid cargo such as oil, chemicals, or liquefied natural gas.
大型タンカーが港に入ってきた。
A large tanker entered the port.
A huge tanker ran aground on the shoals.
That tanker loaded crude oil in the Middle East and headed for Japan.
In the middle of the night, a tanker collided with a fishing boat.
mammoth tanker