New Delhi, March 12 -- A Liberian-flagged vessel carrying over 135,000 metric tonnes of Saudi crude has docked in Mumbai - the first India-bound tanker to clear the Strait of Hormuz since the US-Iran war began on 28 February, according to a Hindustan Times report.

The development, first reported by HT, involves a Liberian-flagged vessel that at Mumbai port - the first India-destined tanker to complete the passage through the strait since hostilities erupted.

The Shenlong, a Suezmax-class tanker, loaded crude at the Saudi port of Ras Tanura on 1 March and departed two days later. Its last recorded position within the strait was on 8 March, according to maritime intelligence firms Lloyd's List Intelligence and TankerTrackers, before it we...