WSJ: Three Oil Tankers Left the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, with No Ships Passing Through in the Previous Three Days

BlockBeats News, May 11th, according to WSJ citing data from the ship tracking company Kpler, on Sunday, three oil tankers sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz, ending a situation where no ships had left this strategic waterway for three consecutive days.

Kpler stated that one of the tankers, named "Stella," appeared not to be loaded with oil. The other two ships – "Kiara M" and "Agios Fanourios I" – appeared to have loaded crude oil at the Al Basrah port in Iraq and are currently heading towards Asia. The "Kiara M" turned off its transponder during the journey, while the "Agios Fanourios I," controlled by the Greek tanker company Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, seemed to have briefly turned back to the Persian Gulf, then turned again towards the Arabian Sea.

Iran's Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting reported on Monday that the day before, only one oil tanker had passed through the Strait of Hormuz with approval from the Iranian Navy and was heading to Vietnam, but the media did not disclose the tanker's name.