Archival 1987 news footage showing the oil tanker BRIGHT DUKE, marked “Panama,” passing through the Strait of Hormuz during a period of heightened maritime tension in the Persian Gulf.
The sequence includes a close-up view of the tanker’s dark hull, the visible ship name BRIGHT DUKE, Panama registry marking, deck fittings, winches, and weathered industrial surface. This footage is suitable for documentaries, broadcast news, YouTube documentaries, energy security reports, maritime history projects, and editorial films about oil shipping, tanker convoys, the Iran–Iraq War era, the Tanker War, and strategic sea routes in the Middle East.
Available for license in HD, 2K upscale, and 4K upscale. Clean footage without logo or watermark available for licensed use.
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