<article data-history-node-id="440170" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/chinese-supertanker-reportedly-transits-strait-hormuz" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/chinese-supertanker-reportedly-transits-strait-hormuz" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Chinese supertanker reportedly transits Strait of Hormuz</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>A Chinese crude oil supertanker identified as Yuan Hua Hu was reportedly transiting the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, according to media reports and Al Jazeera reported quoting ship-tracking data.</p> <p>Monitoring services showed the vessel moving through the strategically important waterway while heading south out of the Gulf region.</p> <p>Reports said the tanker passed near Lark Island on the eastern side of the strait during its transit.</p> <p>The movement is seen as a relatively rare crossing amid heightened tensions, security concerns and continuing disruptions to shipping traffic in the area.&nbsp;</p> <figure role="group" class="media-block"> <div class="group-inner"> <div alt="Chinese and Russian naval vessels take part in joint drills in the Gulf of Oman, 11 March 2025. (ZUMA Press/Reuters)" data-embed-button="file_browser" data-entity-embed-display="image:image" data-entity-embed-display-settings="{" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="7ffe35c8-685d-4741-b13f-b7c51a1bf64e" data-langcode="en" class="embedded-entity"> <img src="https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/Chinese%20and%20Russian%20naval%20vessels%20take%20part%20in%20joint%20drills%20in%20Gulf%20of%20Oman%2C%2011%20March%202025%20%28Iranian%20Army%20Office%20ZUMA%20Press%20Wire%29.JPG" width="1200" height="800" alt="Chinese and Russian naval vessels take part in joint drills in the Gulf of Oman, 11 March 2025. (ZUMA Press/Reuters)" typeof="foaf:Image" fetchpriority="high"> </div> <figcaption>Chinese and Russian naval vessels take part in joint drills in the Gulf of Oman, 11 March 2025. (ZUMA Press/Reuters)</figcaption> </div> </figure> <p><span style="background: url(&quot;https://www.middleeasteye.net/modules/contrib/ckeditor/vendor/plugins/widget/images/handle.png&quot;) rgba(220, 220, 220, 0.5); top: -15px; left: 0px;"><img height="15" role="presentation" src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAPABAP///wAAACH5BAEKAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAICRAEAOw==" title="Click and drag to move" width="15" loading="lazy"></span></p> </div> </div> </article>