Another LPG cargo ship named Jag Vasant docked in Gujarat’s Kandla Port on Friday amid the prevailing conflict in the Middle East and the closure of the oil corridor Strait of Hormuz. The ship carried a total of 42,000 metric tons of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), and the mid-sea transfer of the LPG is expected to begin shortly.
On Monday, Jag Vasant, along with another LPG tanker named Pine Gas, started heading for India. The two ships took an unusual route to cross the Strait of Hormuz. India Today tracked the positions of LPG tankers in the Gulf and found that these vessels were crossing the Strait of Hormuz via the Qeshm–Larak channel, rather than taking the shorter and straighter conventional path into the Arabian Sea.
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As they began their journey home, both vessels sailing close to one another changed their onboard messaging, shifting from generic identifiers such as “IND SHIP AND CREW” and “ALL INDIA CREW” to more specific signals like “PINE GAS INDIAN SHIP” and “JGVASNTINDSHIPINDCRW” while transiting via the Larak channel.
This indicated that these tankers had possibly received prior approval from Iranian authorities to cross and were explicitly broadcasting their identities to reduce the risk of being targeted while passing through the channel.
This is a developing story. It will be updated.
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Published By:
Karishma Saurabh Kalita
Published On:
Mar 27, 2026 08:07 IST
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