An Indian-flagged oil tanker, Jag Laadki, has safely reached Mundra port in Gujarat after sailing from Fujairah in the UAE, despite recent attacks on the terminal, taking the total number of vessels navigating out of the conflict-hit region to four.

The tanker, carrying 80,886 tonnes of crude oil sourced from the UAE, departed Fujairah port after the incident and completed its journey to Mundra on Wednesday, shipping sources said.

Jag Laadki is the second vessel from the war zone to dock at Adani Group’s Mundra port. Earlier, LPG carrier Shivalik reached the port on Monday, while another LPG tanker, Nanda Devi, arrived at Kandla port in Gujarat on Tuesday.

Together, Shivalik and Nanda Devi carried around 92,712 tonnes of LPG — roughly equivalent to India’s daily cooking gas requirement.

Officials said Mundra port ensured safe berthing and coordinated maritime support to help secure critical energy supplies. All 22 Indian crew members onboard Jag Laadki are reported safe.

At the start of the West Asia conflict triggered by US-Israel strikes on Iran, 28 Indian-flagged vessels were present in the Strait of Hormuz, 24 on the western side and four on the eastern side. Over the past week, two vessels from each side have successfully sailed to safety.

Another tanker, Jag Prakash, carrying gasoline from Oman to Africa, had earlier crossed the strait safely and is currently en route to Tanzania.

Of the remaining vessels, 22 are still on the western side of the strait with 611 seafarers onboard, while two remain on the eastern side. These include LPG carriers, LNG tankers, crude oil tankers, container ships, bulk carriers, and other vessels, some of which are undergoing maintenance.

The Strait of Hormuz, a crucial global energy corridor linking the Persian Gulf to the open ocean, has effectively been shut following the escalation between the US, Israel and Iran.

As a result, nearly 500 tanker vessels remain stranded in the Persian Gulf, including crude oil, product, chemical and other tankers, highlighting the growing strain on global energy supply chains.