Oil tanker remains anchored off Galway coastFuel supplies running lowAN OIL tanker that was originally due to dock at Galway Port this morning (Friday) remains anchored off the coast this evening. Thun Gemini, a tanker ship understood to be carrying up to six million litres of agri and white diesel along with kerosene home heating oil, was due to dock in Galway at 8am this morning. A spokesperson for the Port of Galway confirmed to The Tuam Herald that the vessel arrived safely and was currently taking shelter from the weather. Panicked motorists queued up at service stations throughout the county yesterday and today amid fears of a fuel shortage at the weekend. He described the situation as “very severe”, suggesting the blockades could lead to somebody else buying the oil if tankers cannot land soon.

Source: The Herald April 10, 2026 16:26 UTC