Two Indian LPG Tankers Safely Cross Strait of Hormuz Amid War, Set to Reach India Soon

Two Indian-flagged LPG tankers have successfully traversed the treacherous Strait of Hormuz and are expected to reach Indian shores in the next two days. Each vessel is carrying a day's requirement of cooking gas for India and hence together they carry the same amount of LPG that India requires in a day.

According to media reports, ship tracking data indicates that the LPG tankers Pine Gas and Jag Vasant departed the Persian Gulf on Monday morning, traveling closely together, and then transited the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary, Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, both ships are carrying 92,612 tons of LPG. This amount of gas can fill approximately 6.521 million domestic cylinders.

The two vessels carrying LPG are expected to reach Indian shores between March 26 and March 28. According to the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, these vessels have 33 and 27 Indian sailors on board. These two vessels are part of the 22 Indian vessels that got stuck in the Persian Gulf following the outbreak of the war in West Asia.

The Strait of Hormuz-the narrow waterway between Iran and Oman that connects oil- and gas-producing Gulf countries to the rest of the world-was virtually closed due to this war.

Initially, when the war broke out in West Asia following US and Israeli attacks on Iran, 28 Indian-flagged ships were present in the Strait of Hormuz. Of these, 24 were in the western part of the strait and four in the eastern part. In the past few days, two ships from each side have managed to safely depart.