Saudi tanker reportedly stopped while transiting the Strait of Hormuz
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- A Saudi oil tanker carrying up to 2 million barrels was reportedly stopped while passing through the southern Strait of Hormuz route.
- Fars cited the vessel’s automatic identification system signal, while the UKMTO separately reported an incident involving a tanker and military personnel in the Indian Ocean.
- No link between the Saudi tanker and that incident has been confirmed, and Saudi Arabia has not commented.
A Saudi oil tanker was reportedly prevented from continuing through the southern shipping route of the Strait of Hormuz, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.
Fars said the tanker could carry as much as 2 million barrels and had activated its automatic identification system while transiting the strait.
The report came after the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency said it had received information about an incident involving a tanker and military personnel in the Indian Ocean. It did not establish that the Saudi vessel was connected to that incident.
Saudi Arabia had not issued a statement about the tanker at the time of the report.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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