Another US-sanctioned tanker crossed Strait of Hormuz, tracking shows

By Joshua Cheetham BBC Verify has confirmed reports that a US-sanctioned tanker crossed the Strait of Hormuz after Washington’s naval blockade began. Data from MarineTraffic shows the Comoros-flagged ship Elpis is partially laden with cargo which may have been loaded at the Iranian port of Bushehr. Its registered owned is a Malaysian firm called Chartchemical. Shipping database Equasis reports the ship is falsely-flagged, meaning it is sailing under the flag of Comoros without that country’s aut