Exclusive | Hong Kong-flagged tanker passes through Strait of Hormuz in test of US blockade
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AVA 6 passage marks at least the second transit of a China-linked tanker through the strait since the US military operation began.

An oil tanker sailing under the flag of Hong Kong has passed through the Strait of Hormuz and entered the Gulf of Oman in what appears to be a test of the US blockade targeting vessels entering or leaving Iranian ports, according to a maritime data firm. The tanker, AVA 6, departed from a port in the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday, Beijing time. It passed through the Strait of Hormuz sometime between 4am and 2pm on Thursday, according to data from Mingkun Technology, a Chinese maritime…

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