An oil supertanker that exited the Persian Gulf on Sunday hauling a cargo of Iraqi crude appears to have stopped shy of the US naval blockade line and is now turning back into the Gulf of Oman.<\/p>\n
The very large crude carrier Agios Fanourios I appears to be retracing its journey at a relatively slow speed of about 5 knots, after previously having crossed the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman over the weekend, ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg show. The vessel is still signaling its intent to sail to the Nghi Son refinery in Vietnam. It loaded a cargo of crude from the Basra Oil Terminal last month.<\/p>\n
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<\/p>\nThe Agios Fanourios I paused just as it was about to head into the Arabian Sea before U-turning back into the Gulf of Oman.<\/p>\n
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Prior to its U-turn, the vessel was sailing at a speed of about 13 knots, according to the tracking data it was broadcasting as it cleared the coast of Oman, while showing Nghi Son as its intended destination.<\/p>\n
The tanker paused its journey late on Monday, for unknown reasons, near a point where the US has a naval blockade in place that applies to Iranian shipping, not barrels from Iraq.<\/p>\n
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The ship\u2019s manager, Athens-based Eastern Mediterranean Maritime, didn\u2019t immediately respond to a request for comment.<\/p>\n
Iran\u2019s semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported the vessel\u2019s transit through Hormuz earlier, saying it followed Tehran\u2019s designated route through the waterway.<\/p>\n
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