Two Ships Pass Through Strait of Hormuz After US Military Blockade on Iranian Ports Takes Effect
Despite the US military's blockade on Iranian port shipping taking effect yesterday, Kpler data today shows at least two ships that had previously docked at Iranian ports passed through the Strait of Hormuz. The Liberian-flagged bulk carrier 'Christianna' and the Comoros-flagged tanker 'Elpis' were among those that transited the strait.
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(Central News Agency, Tehran, April 14, comprehensive foreign report) The US military's blockade on Iranian port shipping took effect yesterday, but shipping tracking agency Kpler's data today shows that at least two ships that had previously docked at Iranian ports passed through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday.
Agence France-Presse reported that, according to Kpler, the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier 'Christianna', after unloading corn at Iran's Port of Bandar Imam Khomeini, passed through the Strait of Hormuz around 16:00 GMT yesterday.
At that time, the 'Christianna' was passing Larak Island, Iran, and the US blockade had taken effect two hours earlier, at 14:00 GMT yesterday.
Kpler data shows that another tanker, the 'Elpis', flying the flag of the African nation Comoros, passed near Larak Island around 11:00 GMT yesterday and sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz around 16:00 GMT yesterday. (Compiler: Chen Cheng-chien) 1150414
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Central News Agency
(Central News Agency, Tehran, April 14, comprehensive foreign report) The US military's blockade on Iranian port shipping took effect yesterday, but shipping tracking agency Kpler's data today shows that at least two ships that had previously docked at Iranian ports passed through the Strait of Hormuz yesterday.
Agence France-Presse reported that, according to Kpler, the Liberian-flagged bulk carrier 'Christianna', after unloading corn at Iran's Port of Bandar Imam Khomeini, passed through the Strait of Hormuz around 16:00 GMT yesterday.
At that time, the 'Christianna' was passing Larak Island, Iran, and the US blockade had taken effect two hours earlier, at 14:00 GMT yesterday.
Kpler data shows that another tanker, the 'Elpis', flying the flag of the African nation Comoros, passed near Larak Island around 11:00 GMT yesterday and sailed out of the Strait of Hormuz around 16:00 GMT yesterday. (Compiler: Chen Cheng-chien) 1150414
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