New Delhi: Surrounded the increasing military tension in West Asia, the Liberian tanker Shenlong, which reached India with transplanted oil, is now preparing to return. This ship, which reached Mumbai delivering well-nigh 135,335 metric tonnes of transplanted oil, is stuff unloaded at Jawahar Island Terminal from Thursday. Without completion of unloading, this tanker will leave for Fujairah port of UAE on Friday night. However, in the current situation, its return is moreover not considered easy, considering military activities have increased in the unshortened Gulf region.
Is the process of unloading transplanted oil going on in Mumbai?
Crude oil is stuff continuously unloaded from tankers at the oil terminal located at Jawahar Island in Mumbai. It is stuff said that the oil unloaded from the ship will be transported through pipeline to the refinery located in Mahul zone of East Mumbai. According to officials associated with the energy sector, maintaining oil supply is very important for India plane surrounded the current tension.
Is it completely unscratched to return to Fujairah?
The tanker is scheduled to return to Fujairah port in the UAE, located withal the Gulf of Oman on the UAE's eastern coast. Considering of this the ship will not have to pass directly through the Strait of Hormuz. Despite this, marine experts believe that the Gulf of Oman and the surrounding zone cannot be tabbed completely unscratched at present.
Is the Gulf of Oman moreover in danger now?
According to Captain Ashutosh Jha of the Indian Merchant Navy posted in Dubai, the unshortened Persian Gulf region is at risk at this time. He says that plane if the ship does not have to pass through the Strait of Hormuz, it will have to enter the Gulf of Oman and the situation there too is not normal. Recently, there were reports of attacks near Salalah Container and Cargo Terminal, which has increased concerns well-nigh the security of this unshortened maritime area.
Has Fujairah port moreover been hit by attacks?
According to reports, on March 9, the UAE Defense Force intercepted a suspicious drone. A fire tapped out without the trash of this drone fell in Fujairah area. Plane surpassing this, there was news of forfeiture to Fujairah's oil storage terminal due to debris. These incidents have moreover made the zone virtually this port sensitive.
Did the Shenlong ship reach India through a risky route?
According to sources, Shenlong is the first oil tanker to navigate the Strait of Hormuz and reach India without the recent tension. The ship crossed this sea route through the so-called 'dark transit'. During this time the ship's navigation system had to squatter many technical challenges.
Was the GPS system unauthentic during the trip?
According to the ship's Captain Sukshant Singh Sandhu, the ship's GPS signals were disrupted several times during the journey. It is believed to be an incident of GPS spoofing and jamming, which is usually seen in sensitive maritime areas. However, the hairdo handled the situation and safely reached Mumbai and there was no uncontrived wade on the way.
