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Ship 'scrapped' in Bangladesh 5 years ago crosses Strait of Hormuz
short by Ankit Tiwari / on Monday, 23 March, 2026
An oil tanker called 'Nabiin', which was seemingly scrapped in Bangladesh five years ago, transited the Strait of Hormuz days after another such 'zombie' tanker crossed the waterway. A 'zombie' tanker assumes the identity of a scrapped legitimate ship. A liquefied natural gas carrier, 'Jamal', which crossed the Strait on March 20, was dismantled in India in October 2025.
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