Turkish Minister of Transport: The third Turkish oil tanker has exited the Strait of Hormuz

(1) Turkish Transport Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu stated on the X platform on Monday that the Turkish oil tanker Ocean Thunder has left the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel was originally scheduled to transport crude oil loaded in Iraq to Malaysia. (2) The minister said that the vessel passed through the Strait of Hormuz at night and has exited the Persian Gulf. This is the third vessel to complete such a passage since the outbreak of the Iran conflict. (3) Currently, 12 Turkish-flagged vessels remain stranded in the strait, with 8 of them applying for exit permits.