Multiple independent web search results (including Al Jazeera and other news reports) confirm that at least three vessels, including two US-sanctioned tankers, entered the Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz on the first full day of the US blockade.

Four independent cross-references from Al Jazeera and Wikipedia confirm that approximately one-fifth (20%) of global energy exports pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

Multiple sources (Cyprus Mail, investingLive, and another web search result) confirm that the handy tanker Murlikishan is heading to Iraq to load fuel oil.

Multiple sources, including Al Jazeera and other web results, confirm that the vessel Murlikishan was formerly known as MKA and has transported Russian and Iranian oil.

Multiple independent reports confirm that the sanctioned tanker Rich Starry was the first vessel to exit the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz after the blockade began on Monday.

The claim is corroborated by a web search result specifically stating that Rich Starry is owned by Shanghai Xuanrun Shipping Co Ltd, a firm included on the U.S. sanctions list for dealing with Iran.

Multiple sources, including Al Jazeera and other web search results, confirm that Rich Starry is a medium-range tanker carrying approximately 250,000 barrels of methanol.

Although the 'Evidence for claim 9' section says no evidence found, the evidence provided for claim 8 explicitly states: 'It loaded the cargo at its last port of call, Hamriyah, the data showed.'