Indian bulk vessel crosses Hormuz

A day after three vessels — including an Indian-flagged crude oil tanker — crossed the Strait of Hormuz, the Indian-flagged bulk carrier APJ Priti 2 transited it on Saturday via the Iran route, according to an Indian government status report.

- Yogesh Naik

The vessel was carrying 65,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser cargo and held serial number 9 on the shipping directorate’s earlier evacuation priority list.

The transit came hours after a tanker carrying Qatari oil was struck within the strait — the second attack on a merchant ship this week — prompting naval authorities to raise the regional threat level to “substantial.”