Iran War

2 Chinese Vessels Reverse Course in Strait of Hormuz During Attempted Transit

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on March 27 ships tied to ‘enemy’ ports would not be allowed through the Strait of Hormuz.
2 Chinese Vessels Reverse Course in Strait of Hormuz During Attempted Transit
Chinese container ship "Cosco Shipping Aries" is unloaded at a loading terminal in the port of Hamburg, Germany, on July 27, 2018. Fabian Bimmer/Reuters
Evgenia Filimianova
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Two container ships operated by China’s COSCO Shipping Holdings turned back while attempting to exit the Strait of Hormuz early on March 27, according to ship-tracking data.

The vessels, CSCL Indian Ocean and CSCL Arctic Ocean, attempted to transit the strait but reversed course at around 3:20 a.m. and 3:50 a.m. UTC, ship-tracking service MarineTraffic said in a March 27 post on X.

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