Three crude oil tankers exit Strait of Hormuz with trackers switched off, data shows
Three supertankers carried Iraqi and Emirati crude through the strait with trackers off as shippers sought to avoid detection and keep exports moving.
- On Monday, shipping data from Kpler and LSEG showed three crude oil tankers exited the Strait of Hormuz last week and on Sunday with transponders switched off to avoid Iranian detection.
- Tankers navigate the Strait of Hormuz with transponders disabled to bypass an Iranian blockade, as carriers attempt to move Middle East oil stranded by regional conflict.
- Two very large crude carriers, the Agios Fanourios and Kiara, each carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude, passed through the strait on Sunday.
- The Malta-flagged Odessa arrived at Daesan in South Korea laden with 1 million barrels of crude, marking one of the few successful exits from the chokepoint.
- Separately, more than 40 India-bound vessels remain unable to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, while Kpler reported 42 container ships are still stuck in the waterway.
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