Two tankers bound for India sailed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) loaded in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, although overall traffic through the critical waterway remained blocked.
Hundreds of vessels and some 20,000 seafarers have remained stranded inside the Gulf since Tehran threatened to attack ships attempting to leave via the Strait of Hormuz, through which about 20% of global oil and liquefied natural gas normally flow.
The Pine Gas tanker sailed through the Strait with the Jag Vasant following close by, ship tracking data on the MarineTraffic platform shows.
The Pine Gas broadcast a message identifying itself as “India ship and crew,” according to separate LSEG ship tracking data.
India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways confirms that the two Indian-flagged tankers, carrying more than 92,000 tonnes of LPG, had sailed through Hormuz with their Indian crews on board.
The vessels were expected to reach ports in India between March 26 and 28, the ministry says.
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