Russian-Flagged Tanker Transits Hormuz Into Gulf in Rare Passage

By Weilun Soon

Apr 10, 2026 (Bloomberg) –A Russian-flagged supertanker passed through the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf, marking a rare passage for one of the nation’s ships as traders scrutinize every transit through the war-hit waterway.

The Arhimeda, a 2000-built very-large crude carrier, sailed westward through the conduit late on Thursday, ship-tracking data show. The vessel, which was unloaded, had indicated Iran’s Kharg Island — the Islamic Republic’s main crude-export hub as its destination — before showing “for orders”. That phrase is often used to show a vessel has no clear instructions for its next call.

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