Gulf of Mexico terminal of Galveston waiting to discharge its cargo, according to Refinitiv ship tracking.While maritime transport plays an essential role in the EU economy and is one of the most energy-efficient modes of transport, it is also a large and growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. That vessel, the Marshall Islands-flagged Suez Rajan, is anchored outside the U.S. confiscated a cargo of Iranian oil aboard a tanker in April in a sanctions enforcement operation, sources told Reuters. Top ship registries including the Marshall Islands and Greece have warned in recent weeks of the threat to commercial shipping in the Gulf including the Strait of Hormuz. The Richmond Voyager was now leaving the Gulf with Singapore listed as its destination, Refinitiv ship tracking showed. Refinitiv ship-tracking data shows the Richmond Voyager previously docked in Ras Tannoura in eastern Saudi Arabia before Wednesday's incident in the Gulf of Oman. "Since 2021, Iran has harassed, attacked or seized nearly 20 internationally flagged merchant vessels, presenting a clear threat to regional maritime security and the global economy," the Navy statement added.Ībout a fifth of the world's supply of seaborne crude oil and oil products passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint between Iran and Oman, according to data from analytics firm Vortexa. Iran seized two oil tankers in a week just over a month ago, the U.S. Since 2019, there has been a series of attacks on shipping in strategic Gulf waters at times of tension between the United States and Iran. Naval Forces Central Command, cited "the exceptional effort by the McFaul crew for immediately responding and preventing another seizure". Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S.
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