Indian Oil Tanker Sails From Terminal Near Strait Of Hormuz Day After Drone Attack

Last Updated:March 15, 2026, 19:04 IST

The Indian-flagged vessel Jag Laadki, with 80,800 metric tonnes of UAE Murban crude oil, left Fujairah for India after a drone attack. All Indian seafarers are safe.

An Indian-flagged vessel carrying 80,800 metric tonnes of the UAE’s Murban crude oil sailed for India from Fujairah on Sunday, the government said, a day after loading operations at the port were disrupted following a drone attack and fire.

The vessel, Jag Laadki, had been loading oil at a Single Point Mooring facility at the Fujairah terminal when the attack took place, according to India’s Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. Authorities said the ship has now departed for India and confirmed that the vessel and all Indian seafarers on board are safe.

According to sources speaking to the Reuters, oil loading operations at Fujairah, one of the world’s major bunkering hubs and a key crude export terminal have resumed after the incident, although it remains unclear whether activities have returned fully to normal.

Located outside the Strait of Hormuz, Fujairah serves as the export outlet for roughly 1 million barrels per day of the UAE’s Murban crude, accounting for around 1% of global oil demand.

The developments come amid heightened tensions in the region after the United States and Israel launched a bombing campaign against Iran on February 28. Since then, Tehran has largely halted shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway along Iran’s coastline through which nearly 20% of global oil and seaborne liquefied natural gas supplies pass.

India has been seeking safe passage for several of its vessels caught west of the strait. On Saturday, the Ministry of External Affairs said Iran had allowed a few Indian ships to sail through the waterway as a rare exception to the blockade, after New Delhi requested safe transit for 22 Indian vessels stranded in the region.

Separately, two Indian-flagged LPG carriers Shivalik and Nanda Devi crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday carrying a combined 92,712 metric tonnes of LPG bound for India. The ships are expected to arrive at Mundra port on March 16 and Kandla port on March 17, respectively.

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