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At least seven vessels have crossed the strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours — three of them leaving the Mideast Gulf and four entering — according to MarineTraffic ship-tracking data. Another two ships approaching the Gulf turned around before entering the strait.
The VLCC Desh Vibhor, the Panamax Andermatt and the general cargo vessel Benn all transited the strait out of the Gulf. The Handysize Vina, chemical tanker Dalia and MR tankers Ratta and Louiza sailed in.
Two short-sea tankers, Sun Rise 1 and Marivex, were heading towards the Gulf but turned away before reaching Hormuz at around 01:00 GMT on Tuesday. Shortly afterwards, Marivex reversed course again and headed towards Iran's Bandar Abbas region.
Vessel traffic through Hormuz had picked up over the weekend, but today's data show tanker movements remain extremely limited. The risks of operating in the region were underscored overnight when an Iranian drone hit a Kuwaiti VLCC anchored off Dubai.
