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Iran-Linked LPG Tanker Crosses Hormuz Under Indian Flag
(MENAFN) An liquefied petroleum gas carrier with a documented history of transporting Iranian cargoes passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday while broadcasting Indian crew and ownership credentials, ship-tracking data revealed.
The Tara Gas was tracked moving northeast from waters off Dubai, passing near Iran's Larak Island — a route consistent with a corridor sanctioned by Tehran for approved vessel transits.
Draft readings confirmed the LPG carrier was fully laden at the time, though tracking platforms stopped short of identifying the cargo's origin. LPG is a widely consumed commodity, used primarily as cooking fuel and in petrochemical manufacturing.
The vessel's passage reflects a broader pattern emerging among ships stranded inside the Persian Gulf, as operators seek creative means of securing safe passage through the strait — whether by prominently displaying national affiliations or leveraging diplomatic back-channels between their governments and Tehran. India, Thailand, and Malaysia are among the nations that have engaged Iranian authorities in negotiations to facilitate the release of energy cargoes, according to market sources.
The Tara Gas has a well-documented paper trail of Iranian cargo movements. The vessel previously carried an LPG shipment loaded from Iran in January, which was discharged at a Chinese port in late February, according to data from energy analytics firms Vortexa and Kpler cited by Bloomberg. Vortexa data further showed the vessel entered the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on May 2.
The transit carries added risk beyond the strait itself. Vessels with histories of carrying Iranian cargo face a secondary threat in the Gulf of Oman, where US forces have maintained an active blockade on Iranian shipping since mid-April.
US Central Command confirmed Sunday that American forces had redirected 61 ships and disabled four vessels since the blockade's inception — a stark signal of the mounting naval pressure bearing down on Iran-linked maritime traffic.
The Tara Gas was tracked moving northeast from waters off Dubai, passing near Iran's Larak Island — a route consistent with a corridor sanctioned by Tehran for approved vessel transits.
Draft readings confirmed the LPG carrier was fully laden at the time, though tracking platforms stopped short of identifying the cargo's origin. LPG is a widely consumed commodity, used primarily as cooking fuel and in petrochemical manufacturing.
The vessel's passage reflects a broader pattern emerging among ships stranded inside the Persian Gulf, as operators seek creative means of securing safe passage through the strait — whether by prominently displaying national affiliations or leveraging diplomatic back-channels between their governments and Tehran. India, Thailand, and Malaysia are among the nations that have engaged Iranian authorities in negotiations to facilitate the release of energy cargoes, according to market sources.
The Tara Gas has a well-documented paper trail of Iranian cargo movements. The vessel previously carried an LPG shipment loaded from Iran in January, which was discharged at a Chinese port in late February, according to data from energy analytics firms Vortexa and Kpler cited by Bloomberg. Vortexa data further showed the vessel entered the Persian Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz on May 2.
The transit carries added risk beyond the strait itself. Vessels with histories of carrying Iranian cargo face a secondary threat in the Gulf of Oman, where US forces have maintained an active blockade on Iranian shipping since mid-April.
US Central Command confirmed Sunday that American forces had redirected 61 ships and disabled four vessels since the blockade's inception — a stark signal of the mounting naval pressure bearing down on Iran-linked maritime traffic.
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