US-sanctioned tanker turns back after exiting Strait of Hormuz in International Shipping News 14/04/2026 A US-sanctioned tanker with links to China reversed course after sailing out of the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, according to vessel tracking data. The Rich Starry, which was blacklisted by Washington in 2023 for helping Tehran evade energy sanctions, crossed the strait but began turning around at approximately 1 p.m. London time. The vessel had been monitored as one of the first to test President Donald Trump’s naval blockade. Shipowners, energy traders and investors have been tracking the tanker’s route through Hormuz as they seek to understand the latest US effort to pressure Tehran and reduce its oil revenues. Monitoring transits through Hormuz has proven difficult due to signal jamming and spoofing. The Rich Starry has a history of spoofing its satellite signals, according to TankerTrackers.com Inc., which monitors vessels using satellite data. Source: Investing.com 2026-04-14 hellenicshippingnews... window.___gcfg = {lang: 'en-US'}; (function(w, d, s) { function go(){ var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0], load = function(url, id) { if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;} js = d.createElement(s); js.src = url; js.id = id; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs); }; load('//connect.facebook.net/en/all.js#xfbml=1', 'fbjssdk'); load('https://apis.google.com/js/plusone.js', 'gplus1js'); load('//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js', 'tweetjs'); } if (w.addEventListener) { w.addEventListener("load", go, false); } else if (w.attachEvent) { w.attachEvent("onload",go); } }(window, document, 'script')); tweet Share