Another India-bound LPG tanker, Green Sanvi, is now crossing the Strait of Hormuz, according to ship-tracking platform VesselFinder. Its passage makes it the seventh India-bound LPG carrier to transit the chokepoint since the West Asia war began.
Earlier, India Today had reported that six LPG tankers — Shivalik, Nanda Devi, Jag Vasant, BW Tyr, BW Elm, and Pine Gas — had reached the Indian coast. Green Sanvi, with a deadweight of 58,811 metric tonnes, is comparable in capacity to the large LPG carriers that had earlier made it to India.
At least 15 Indian oil and gas vessels remain stranded west of the Strait of Hormuz, including two India-bound LPG carriers, Green Asha and Jag Vikram. Both were earlier seen operating close to Green Sanvi, but while Green Sanvi has since switched on its AIS and begun moving towards Qeshm-Larak crossing, the other two appear to have held position, indicating they are still stuck near the chokepoint.
Its final Indian discharge port is still unknown. In its destination signal, the vessel is displaying “India Ship India Crew” message that appears to reflect a tactic increasingly used by Indian-linked vessels in recent days to reduce the risk of being targeted by IRGC forces.
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