This story has been buzzing around the internet for a couple of days already but is looking more solid by the day. There is a significant amount of dark fleet tankers passing the Strait of Hormuz already, if relatively successfull crossing will become an insurance policy matter for legitimate vessels. Due to the total destruction of all Iranian naval assets the Iranians are no longer capable of imposing a total blockade over the Strait of Hormuz. Tanker companies turn off their AIS transponders and are paying their sailors double or even triple to take the gamble. By March 7 the Greek businessman George Prokopiou had sent 5 tankers through the Strait already.


