Two more India-bound ships cross Hormuz, taking total to 13

NEW DELHI: In the past 24 hours, two India-bound ships carrying LPG crossed the Strait of Hormuz, taking the total number of such vessels to 13. The two ships are foreign-flagged vessels.Officials said the Marshall Islands-flagged LPG carrier Symi transited through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday and it’s proceeding with a crew of 21, comprising eight Ukrainians and 13 Filipinos. It is carrying around 20,000 tonnes of liquid propane and butane. The tanker is estimated to reach Deen Dayal port, Kandla on Saturday.Another Vietnam-flagged NV Sunshine carrying cooking gas completed her transit through Strait of Hormuz on Thursday morning around 9:30 am and has now exited the Ras al Kuh TSS. The vessel is proceeding to New Mangalore and is expected to reach on May 18.The ship that has crossed the Strait has been identified as Symi, a Marshall Islands-flagged vessel, carrying LPG. This is the 11th LPG tanker to transit the Strait and the remaining one was a crude oil tanker. Marinetraffic shows New Mangaluru Port as the destinatoon of this ship loaded with around 46,000 tonnes cooking gas. It has 2Officials said the safe passage of ships happened with close coordination among DG Shipping (country’s maritime regulator), ministries of external affairs, defence, and petroleum and natural gas.With this 12 ships carrying LPG have reached India and the other one was a crude oil tanker. At present, 13 India-flagged ships are in the Persian Gulf waiting to cross the conflict-hit strait.