India Gets Relief: Crude Oil Tanker Crosses Hormuz, Docks in Mumbai
Amid escalating tensions in the Middle East, a Liberian-flagged tanker, carrying crude oil from Saudi Arabia, has berthed at the Mumbai Port, becoming the first vessel to safely transit the Gulf waterway and arrive in India amid the US-Israeli war against Iran. The Shenlong Suezmax oil tanker, captained by an Indian, had passed through the conflict-hit Strait of Hormuz just two days ago. Unrelenting attacks on shipping traffic and energy infrastructure have pushed oil above $100 a barrel on Thursday as American and Israeli strikes pounded the Islamic Republic, with no sign of an end to the war in sight. The India-bound ship reportedly crossed the war-hit waters after briefly going "dark" to avoid detection.
