Indian oil tanker to arrive on Tuesday after sailing from attacked UAE port
The vessel, Jag Laadki, carrying about 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude from the UAE, and all 22 Indian seafarers on board are reported safe
An Indian-flagged crude oil tanker that sailed safely from the UAE's Fujairah port despite an attack on the terminal is scheduled to reach India on Tuesday, a senior official said, emphasising that New Delhi is working to ensure the safe passage of remaining Indian-flagged vessels in the region.
The vessel, Jag Laadki, carrying about 80,800 tonnes of Murban crude from the UAE, and all 22 Indian seafarers on board are reported safe, said Rajesh Kumar Sinha, Special Secretary in Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, on Monday.
Jag Laadki is the fourth out of the 28 Indian ships that were stuck in the war-hit Strait of Hormuz for last two weeks.
Currently, 22 Indian-flagged vessels with 611 seafarers remain in the western Persian Gulf. Two LPG carriers started their journey on March 13 and crossed the Strait of Hormuz early on March 14.
The first ship, Shivalik, reached Mundra Port in Gujarat where advance paper work and priority discharge was arranged, he said, adding the other vessel, Nanda Devi, is to reach Kandla port on Tuesday morning.
The two ships carry about 92,712 tonnes of LPG - equivalent to a day's requirement of cooking gas in the country. These were among the 24 ships stranded on the west side of the strait since the war broke out in the region.
Besides the 24 on the west side of the strait, four others were stranded on the east side.
One of the four on the east side, an India-flagged oil tanker, Jag Prakash, carrying gasoline from Oman to Africa, crossed the war-hit strait on Friday. Jag Prakash loaded gasoline from Sohar port in Oman and is now headed to Tanga in Tanzania. It is due to reach Tanga on March 21.
Besides Jag Prakash, Jag Laadki was the second tanker on the east coast that managed to move to safety, he said, adding Jag Laadki is scheduled to reach Mundra on Tuesday.
As of now, there are 22 Indian ships on the east size of the Strait of Hormuz and two on the west side, he said, adding efforts are on to secure safe passage for them.
