A Marshall Islands-flagged LPF Carrier, MT Sarv Shakti, carrying 46,313 MT of LPG (Indian cargo) and 18 Indian crew members, safely crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, as per reports.
The LPG carrier was carrying 20 crew members, including 18 Indians and is expected to arrive at Visakhapatnam on May 13, 2026, official sources told news agency ANI.
According to multiple reports, Sarv Shakti – which departed from a port in the United Arab Emirates – has become the first India-linked ship to cross the Strait of Hormuz despite the enforcement of a US Navy blockade, which remains a sticky point in the US-Iran peace talks.
The very large gas carrier (VLGC), whose cargo belongs to the state-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), has previously travelled between Indian ports and the Persian Gulf, and has broadcast that it is carrying Indian crew members, according to Bloomberg.
