Vietnam-Bound Supertanker Halted by US Navy Resumes Journey

A Vietnam-bound supertanker carrying 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude, which idled for days in the Gulf of Oman after it was halted by US forces, has resumed its journey.

The Agios Fanourios I was sailing away from waters off the Omani capital of Muscat late Saturday, after five days of waiting in the area, ship-tracking data show. By early Sunday, the fully laden very large crude carrier sailed past a boundary line where the US is enforcing a naval blockade of Iranian shipping.