While the Rich Starry didn’t visit an Iranian port, it is on a US blacklist for allegedly helping Tehran evade sanctions
The Rich Starry sailed east through the Strait of Hormuz into the Gulf of Oman around 2am local time on Tuesday, according to data from Mingkun Technology, a Chongqing-based maritime information provider.
It made a U-turn at 3pm and made its way back through the strait. As of Wednesday evening, the Rich Starry was anchored southwest of Iran’s Larak Island.
The 188-metre (616-foot) oil and chemical tanker departed its anchorage off Sharjah in the UAE on Monday and set course towards the strait. However, it turned back within minutes of approaching the chokepoint, according to vessel-tracking website MarineTraffic.
The US-sanctioned vessel, which flies the flag of the landlocked African nation Malawi, is reportedly carrying 250,000 barrels of methanol it picked up in the UAE.
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