Iranian tanker Huge likely beats US blockade and reappears off Bali
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Updated · Bloomberg · May 5
Iranian tanker Huge likely beats US blockade and reappears off Bali
11 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 5
The vessel signalled on Sunday near Bali after months off digital tracking, with TankerTrackers.com saying satellite imagery also placed it there.
Co-founder Samir Madani said images showed Huge was still at an Iranian port just hours before the US blockade began on 13 April.
The apparent voyage suggests at least one Iranian very large crude carrier may have evaded Washington's effort to restrict the Persian Gulf state's oil shipping.
As a US blockade aims to cripple Iran, why is Washington 'fine' with oil exports that fund half of Tehran's budget?
With advanced AI tracking ships, how does a 3,000-vessel 'shadow fleet' continue to outsmart a US naval blockade?
Is the real story 20,000 sailors trapped in the largest maritime crisis since World War II?