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Three Crude Supertankers Slip Out Through the Strait of Hormuz

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Three Crude Supertankers Slip Out Through the Strait of Hormuz Three very large crude carriers hauling about 6 million barrels of crude slipped out of the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, running the gauntlet of potential attack by Iran. The three VLCCs began sending automated position signals as they entered the Gulf of Oman on Thursday morning, having previously been in the Persian Gulf, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.

Three Crude Supertankers Slip Out Through the Strait of Hormuz Three very large crude carriers hauling about 6 million barrels of crude slipped out of the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours, running the gauntlet of potential attack by Iran. The three VLCCs began sending automated position signals as they entered the Gulf of Oman on Thursday morning, having previously been in the Persian Gulf, according to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg.
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