New Delhi: “Iranian Navy, Iranian Navy. I will turn to starboard and go back, I will turn to starboard and go back, do not fire… SEPA Navy, SEPA Navy, Motor Tanker Sanmar Herald. Sepa Navy, you cleared me, you cleared me to go. My name is second on your list, you allowed me to go. Now you are firing, let me turn back.” The distress call from the captain of the Indian-flagged oil tanker Sanmar Herald clearly reflected the confusion created by the firing in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, as Iran reimposed restrictions on passage, impacting the ceasefire and movement of ships through the strait. In an audio recording of more than two minutes on channel 16, the international maritime radio frequency dedicated for emergency, distress, security and calling, the captain of the Indian ship appealed to the Iranian Navy not to open fire and promised to return. Meanwhile, another video recording of radio communication captured and shared on social media shows that the Indian cargo ship Bhagya Lakshmi was approaching the UAE strait when it was stopped. Social media posts showed an IRGC operator telling the crew, “The Strait of Hormuz is blocked and there is no permission for you. You are ordered to return to your departure immediately.” Iranian naval personnel also asked the captain to wait for permission. According to maritime traffic data, no ships were crossing the crucial global energy choke point as of Sunday evening. An Indian very large crude carrier (VLCC) Samnar Herald and another bulk carrier Jug Arnav returned to the Persian Gulf after an incident of firing while transiting the Strait of Hormuz and no crew were reported injured, the shipping ministry said on Sunday.