Empty vessels sailing into gulf
Three other empty tankers – Mombasa B, Agios Fanourios I and Shalamar – were sailing in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday to enter the gulf and load oil, LSEG data showed.
Malta-flagged VLCC Agios Fanourios I signalled that it is heading to Iraq to load Basrah crude for Vietnam, the data showed.
Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, which manages Agios Fanourios I and CMB Tech, the manager for Liberia-flagged VLCC Mombasa B, did not immediately respond to requests for comment outside office hours.
Pakistan National Shipping, which manages the tanker Shalamar, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
(Reporting by Florence Tan in Singapore, Danial Azhar and Rozanna Latiff in Kuala Lumpur; additional reporting by Saad Sayeed in Islamabad; Editing by Jan Harvey, Alexander Smith and Thomas Derpinghaus)