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Japanese tanker safely crosses Strait of Hormuz for first time since onset of Iran war
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleA Japanese liquefied natural gas tanker has crossed the Strait of Hormuz, its joint owner Mitsui O.S.K. Lines says.
Crew members on the Panama-flagged ship — “SOHAR LNG” — remain safe, a Mitsui O.S.K. Lines spokesperson tells Reuters, while declining to disclose when it crossed the strait and whether there were any kind of negotiations to do so.
The Asahi newspaper earlier reported that the ship was the first Japanese vessel to have exited the Strait of Hormuz since the onset of the Iran war.
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