India-bound oil tanker crosses Strait of Hormuz

An oil tanker carrying sorely needed petroleum for India has cleared the Strait of Hormuz, according to several sites that track maritime traffic.

The Nissos Keros is on its way to Vishakapatnam and is expected to reach its destination on June 3, according to multiple sites.

The ship, flying under the Marshall Islands flag, left Shajrah on May 21 and was reported at 6 am Indian Standard Time on Friday in the



Northern Arabian Sea off the west coast of India.

Iran?s news agency IRNA reported on Thursday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) Navy allowed 23 commercial vessels, including oil tankers and container ships, to pass through the Strait of Hormuz in the previous 24-hour period.

It said that according to the Iranian military, ?all transits were conducted following formal coordination with IRGC naval authorities?.