Photographer Catherine Leroy, on assignment for TIME, recently spent seven days on a supertanker as it plied the perilous waters of the Persian Gulf to take on 260,000 tons of crude oil at the Iranian oil depot at Kharg Island. The Swedish-built ship, which is owned by Americans and registered in Liberia, is currently chartered by a Japanese firm to carry its cargo to Europe. At the request of the ship's owners, TIME agreed not to identify their vessel. Leroy's report:
Only a few of the 24 Taiwanese crew members spoke English, but there is one thing that communicates itself easily: fear....
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
