India’s first crude triumph: Liberian tanker dodges Iran-US war zone, docks safely in Mumbai
Tehran: In a rare glimmer of hope amid the Iran-US conflict's chokehold on global energy routes, the Liberian-flagged tanker Shenlong Suezmax, captained by an Indian mariner, successfully navigated the perilous Strait of Hormuz and berthed at Mumbai port on Wednesday (March 11), marking the first such India-bound crude shipment since hostilities erupted. Loaded with 135,335 metric tonnes of Saudi Arabian crude from Ras Tanura port on March 1, the vessel slipped through the strait on March 8, briefly vanishing from tracking radars before resurfacing on March 9, a maneuver likely designed to evade detection in waters where Iran has targeted…