Two large container ships owned by the Chinese shipping company COSCO attempted to exit the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, but they failed and returned to the area near Iran. According to ship-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg, both the «CSC Indian Ocean» and «CSC Arctic Ocean» changed their signals to those of the owning company and crew, sailing northeast in waters off Dubai before returning near the islands of Larak and Qeshm, close to the narrow part of the strait. This is the first time that COSCO Shipping vessels have attempted to transit the Strait of Hormuz. According to Bloomberg data, the beneficial owners of the two container ships that entered the Persian Gulf are...
