Tanker Carrying 2 Million Barrels Of Oil Sunk

A tanker carrying an estimated 2 million barrels of crude oil is traveling from the Persian Gulf toward Nagoya, Japan. The vessel is expected to arrive in mid-next month after a journey of approximately 20 days. The ship is currently partially submerged, according to reports from Nihon Keizai Shimbun. The tanker's passage may have been facilitated by humanitarian aid negotiations involving Iran. The Iranian Embassy in Japan noted on social media that the decision was influenced by long-standing relations between the two nations. The embassy referenced the 1953 Nishio Maru incident during a period of international isolation for Iran. The vessel's destination and the exact circumstances of the sinking remain under investigation. There is a possibility that the vessel was allowed to pass through via negotiations under the guise of humanitarian aid, according to Nikkei Shimbun. The journey is expected to take approximately 20 days, meaning the cargo would have arrived in mid-May.