Liberia, April 13 -- Reports indicate that African-linked vessels are among the first non-Iranian ships cautiously navigating the Strait of Hormuz following a fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran.

According to reports, a Liberia-flagged tanker, Daytona Beach, crossed the volatile waterway, transiting at 8:59 a.m. CET after departing Iran's Bandar Abbas port about an hour earlier, at 7:28 a.m. CET.

Also among the early crossings was the Gabon-flagged oil tanker MSG, which carried approximately 7,000 tonnes of Emirati fuel oil bound for India, according to MarineTraffic data. A South Africa-linked tanker also reportedly made the passage.

In contrast, a Botswana-flagged liquefied natural gas tanker, Nidi, reversed course a...