Gas tankers sail through Hormuz to India, most ships still stuck, data shows

LONDON/NEW DELHI: Two Indian-flagged liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers on Monday sailed through the Strait of Hormuz although overall traffic through the critical waterway remained blocked, according to data and sources.

The Pine Gas tanker sailed through the Strait with the Jag Vasant following close by, ship tracking data on the MarineTraffic platform showed.

India tells LPG users to switch to piped gas wherever possible

The Pine Gas tanker broadcast a message of “India ship and crew”, according to separate LSEG ship tracking data.

Hundreds of ships remain stuck inside the Gulf with thousands of seafarers stranded due to the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.