Apr 04 (News On Japan) –
An LNG tanker operated by Mitsui O.S.Okay. Lines has handed by the Strait of Hormuz, which stays successfully blockaded, marking the primary such transit by a Japan-related vessel for the reason that Iranian assault.
The vessel, named SOHAR, is collectively owned by Mitsui O.S.Okay. Lines and a state-run firm in Oman and is used to move liquefied pure gasoline.
The tanker had been anchored within the Persian Gulf, roughly 100 kilometers from the strait, however in line with sources, it has now “exited dangerous waters.” It was not carrying LNG on the time of its passage.
Mitsui O.S.Okay. Lines declined to reveal particulars akin to when and the way the vessel transited the strait or the nationalities of its crew, citing safety causes, however confirmed that each the crew and the vessel are secure.
Source: TBS