First LNG tanker transits Strait of Hormuz since Iran war began
The first laden liquefied natural gas ship to transit the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Israeli war with Iran started at the end of February has reportedly exited the chokepoint and is now off the west coast of India.
What happened: Citing ship-tracking data, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday that the Mubaraz tanker, sailing under the Liberian flag, passed through the Strait of Hormuz.
Data from the MarineTraffic website shows that the Mubaraz loaded at the UAE’s Das Island and successfully passed through the strait.
The vessel was last publicly tracked in the Gulf on March 30 before switching off its transponder the following day, a common practice by ships while transiting the strait. The waterway has seen near-total closure since Feb. 28, when Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps imposed restrictions on shipping, followed by a US naval blockade on Iranian ports from April 13.
